# Ep. 51: What is Classical Liberal History? (with Michael Douma and Phil Magness) **URL:** **By** Anthony Comegna **Published:** April 24, 2018 --- Michael Douma and Phil Magness join us to discuss their new book _What is Classical Liberal History?_ In this episode of Liberty Chronicles, we are joined by Mike Douma and Phil Magness to discuss their new book “What is Classical Liberal History?” Mike Douma is an Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University and the Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. Phil Magness is a professor at Berry College’s Campbell School of Business and author of Colonization after Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement. ### Further Reading: [Douma & Magness, eds. What Is Classical Liberal History? Lexington Books. 2017.](https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Liberal-History-Michael-Douma/dp/1498536107) “[Creative Historical Thinking](https://michaeljdouma.com/),” Mike Douma’s blog [Phil Magness’ personal website](http://philmagness.com/) [Benedetto Croce, Selections from History as the Story of Liberty. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund. 2000.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/history-is-story-liberty-not-nations) [Comegna, ed. Liberty and Power: A Reader. Washington, D.C.: The Cato Institute. 2017.](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/liberty-power-reader) Music by Kai Engel