Philosophy
Libertarianism and Public Choice
Is public choice a better defense of free-market libertarianism than natural rights? Michael Munger thinks so.
Civil Society and Counterrevolution against Progressivism
"Repealing the twentieth century" sounds like madness to many. Yet the progressivism that came from that century will be the death knell of civilization if not stopped.
Santayana on the State
Santayana thinks the state can spiritually satisfy people even though it exploits them. The only problem is that states go to war. The solution? A world state.
Guns and Self-Defense
As antigun studies surface left and right, it's worth remembering that the right to self-defense isn't merely about being safe. It's about having the choice to defend yourself.
Russell on the State
The New Deal: Admissions against Interest
Though Kuttner thinks the New Deal a great success, he himself lays out some of its many problems.
Hazony on the American Tradition
Is Freedom the Highest Political Value?
In his ambitious new book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery, the distinguished Israeli philosopher Yoram Hazony poses a sharp challenge to the view that freedom is the highest political value.
Christianity and the Development of Human Capital: Challenging the Narratives
While the standard secular narrative is that Christianity held back science and human development, history tells a different story, one of literacy and the development of human capital.