Liberty Chronicles
The First Republicans
Who founded the Republican Party?
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Menger’s Principles of Economics: Probing the Margins
Menger proceeds with his unintended revolution of classical economics, working readers through the implications of subjective value.
Free Thoughts
Laughing about Politics (with P.J. O’Rourke)
P.J. O’Rourke offers comedic relief about the state of our politics from his unique journalistic perspective influenced by the “sunshine” of the 1960s.
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Samuel Johnson: Hack Writer Extraordinaire
Part one of a lengthy article on Samuel Johnson, originally written in 2001, is a result of my interest in freelance, or market, intellectuals.
Building Tomorrow
Will Artificial Intelligence Take Your Job?
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Nick Whitehouse from McCarthy Finch and Vinod Chandrashekar from 6figr.com discuss the automation of white-collar jobs.
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Poetry, Mission, and the People’s Convention
Rather than ride the wave of romantic, nationalistic Young Americanism, Rogers wanted to build a culture of abolitionism.
Liberty Chronicles
There’s No Excuse for Slavery (Updated)
This is an updated version of our episode from July 3, 2018. We discuss how John C. Calhoun led the charge in believing slavery to be a “positive good”.
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Liberty Chimes: Ahmed’s Letters
In our editor’s second contribution, a Muslim traveler remarks on the perversity of slaveholding and imperial republicanism.
Liberty Chronicles
Kansas Changes Everything
Who was Stephen Douglas and, more importantly, what did his political attitude represent in a time defined by scheming politicians?
Free Thoughts
How Superpowers See the World (with Christopher Fettweis)
Is the United States the most fearful country in the world?
columns
A Review of Posner and Weyl’s Radical Markets
A new book from Eric Posner and E. Glen Weyl avoids many mistakes commonly seen in modern arguments, only to resurrect other, long-buried, errors.
Building Tomorrow
Hedging Against Skynet
Artificial intelligence is here and changing our daily lives, but should we be concerned about the prospect of a hostile and hyper-intelligent AI?
Building Tomorrow
I Don’t Think Internet Anonymity Means What You Think It Means
Internet users often misunderstand anonymizing services, like Tor and VPN, leading to bad practices and compromised privacy.
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Do Socialists Mean Well?
Because fascists have evil ends in mind, their malevolence is obvious. For socialists however, their ill intent is more insidious.
Liberty Chronicles
Whiggery’s Last Gasp
What would prevent the United States from the impending disastrous split over the “slavery issue”?
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Menger’s Principles of Economics: What Makes Something Valuable?
So far, Menger has gently revised Classical Economics. Once subjective and marginal utility enter the equation, though: a revolution is underway.
columns
John of Salisbury: A Politics of Virtue
The medieval thinker John of Salisbury explored the relationship between virtue and the state, concluding that the good life requires freedom.
Free Thoughts
Is public transportation worth it? (with Peter Van Doren)
Do enough people benefit from public transit considering the amount of money poured into these politically-driven transportation endeavors?