Jordan J. Ballor Biography Dr. Jordan J. Ballor is director of research at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy at First Liberty Institute. Articles See More Jordan J. Ballor Jul 26th, 2023 The Courts of Princes and the Marketplace of Equals: Two Institutional Settings for the Cultivation of Virtue in Smith’s Thought “In the courts of princes, in the drawing-rooms of the great…flattery and falsehood too often prevail….” —Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments Jordan J. Ballor Dec 19th, 2023 Lord Acton’s History of Liberty and Its Higher End For Lord Acton, the foundation of liberty was the individual conscience, which holds each of us accountable to a higher law.
