Liberty Chronicles
Was the Civil War a Libertarian Moment?
It’s worth taking some time to consider the Civil War from your average early libertarian activist’s point of view.
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Everything Wrong with the Harrison Administration
Even in the small space of just thirty days, William Henry Harrison still managed to do everything wrong.
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Everything Wrong with the Presidents
We are launching an exciting new series of essays cataloging the long list of everything wrong with the Presidents.
Free Thoughts
Is There Any Justification for Paternalistic Policies? (with Christopher Snowden)
Paternalism, even the art of nudging people in the right direction, does not allow human beings to make their own individual decisions.
Building Tomorrow
Swiping Right For Love
Still looking for a last-minute valentine? Maybe one of many dating apps can help you find “the one” instantly!
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Two Treatises of Government: Justifying War and Slavery
In one of his very worst philosophical leaps, Locke treats chattel slavery in the Atlantic world as a mere extension of war.
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Ep. 93: Freeborn John, with Michael Braddick
By trolling the English Court, John Lilburne helped reestablish all sorts of fundamental rights to the English legal tradition.
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Motivated Legal Reasoning and the New Originalism
Originalism in all its various forms has been a pretense for defending one’s preferred legal conclusions.
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Tumblr and the Futility of Porn Censorship
Disproven claims of pornography’s harm don’t justify the exclusion of sexuality from public life.
Free Thoughts
A Duty to Resist (with Candice Delmas)
How far should we go to fight societal injustice?
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The Conquest of the United States by Spain
Empire-building abroad is incompatible with domestic liberty.
Building Tomorrow
How Online Games Shape Our Real Lives
Video games have extensive compelling narratives that gives the player a degree of agency that is not present in watching movies or reading books.
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Two Treatises of Government: Inventing the State of Nature
After crushing Filmer’s absolutist patriarchy, Locke begins to build up his own set of justifications for the state.
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Ep. 92: Profiles in Locodom: William Cullen Bryant
In addition to being a poet, William Cullen Bryant was a mentor for a consistent name on our show, William Leggett.
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Mary Wollstonecraft: Individualist Feminist, Classical Republican
Mary Wollstonecraft’s political philosophy and feminist thought were shaped by her beliefs about human nature.
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Magna Carta Influence in the U.S. Constitution
England’s Magna Carta enshrined fundamental rights and liberties in the western legal tradition—but how was the Charter created and why?
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The FDA Ruins Everything You Eat (with Baylen Linnekin)
If you make food that is indisputably safe, using appropriate methods, Linnekin argues that there is no need for the government to intervene.
Building Tomorrow
Jim Cantrell on Vector, Elon Musk, and Space Force
We explore who Jim Cantrell is, when he became mesmerized by outer space, & how he hopes to transform the space economy.