Liberty Chronicles
Methodological Individualism and the Study of History
The larger society does not think, it does not reason, it does not decide anything.
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George H. Smith
George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith's fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.
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Cannibals All!, with Phil Magness
Phil Magness helps us unravel who George Fitzhugh was and how he is interpreted today.
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Revolution in Utica and Buffalo
The Polk years began in a sort of uneasy truce between radicals and conservatives.
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The Greatest of Nullifiers
How did Justice Abram Smith of Wisconsin challenge the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
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The Cords of Union: Slavery vs The Telegraph
Calhoun’s vision of Americans conquering space seemed even more possible with Samuel Morse’s invention of the magnetic telegraph.