Books

The selections in this reader show that the liberal approach to the past is generally skeptical of laws of history and suggestions of historical determinism.

This book explains the Austrian School’s insights on a wide range of economic topics and introduces some of its key thinkers.

Noted scholars and advocates of liberty offer inspiring visions of a more libertarian world.

An inquiry into how we communicate issues and ideologies, and how language intended to persuade instead divides. The third version of this book is available now!

In its dealings with the broader world, has the United States been a force for liberty?

Who makes history happen after all? Was our world built by and for the powerful few, and if so, what can the rest of us do about it?

Ever the hopeful (if naive) optimist, Walt Whitman foretells the limitless potential of a liberated humanity.

In the Reformation, Protestants repeatedly changed the world—including by arguing that kings were no longer sacred. To be of any use, they must serve the people.