Gandhi saw civil resistance as a way to accept suffering and sacrifice in order to make the other side realize the justness of the cause.

The most prominent of America’s contradictions is that its Founding documents were written by white men who owned black human beings as farm equipment, yet they expressed a commitment to liberty. 

Why do we demonize those with whom we disagree?

Henry Clarke Wright was a radical among radicals, driven by a religious conviction in the equality of all people.

Beveridge’s and Hayek’s dispute over expert control of economic and social policy was a manifestation of a much deeper disagreement, known as the “Knowledge Problem”. 

She ruled as Queen Mother, defied the British, and died in captivity, all to advance Asante freedom.

Hazony’s views about the role of individuals and the nature of ethics mean that nations of any type are permitted to wage unjust war and impose sweeping domestic oppression. This nationalism should not guide our thinking today. 

When theory is applied to actual cases, economic goods don’t always fit neatly into theoretical categories like “public goods” and “private goods.”

Three reasons why the Buddha avoided the political implications of his ethical views. 

Smith’s work explored how markets enable strangers to cooperate for mutual benefit—and his insights help us understand the workings of the modern, hyper-connected world.

What are externalities, in the economic sense of the word? In what ways can they be addressed?

We must overcome our political-cultural group affinities if we wish to see things as they are: the problem isn’t ultimately who controls the state, but the state itself.

Disney’s recasting of redheaded characters with black actors makes historical and artistic sense.

The quartering of soldiers on private property was a real, pressing threat to liberty when the Bill of Rights was drafted.

Donald Trump is more similar to King George III than many care to admit, but we should. 

Independence Day is a celebration of America, yes, but it’s also a day to rededicate ourselves to critiquing the job we’re doing at living up to our own mission statement.