Portraits of Liberty

Hosted by Paul Meany

82 Episodes

Portraits of Liberty investigates the lives and philosophies of thinkers throughout history who argued in favor of a freer world.

Jane Jacobs holds up handfuls of documents.

Nov 15th, 2023

21m 47s

Citizen Jane: Jane Jacobs

Two chairs and a table sit underneath a tree.

Oct 2nd, 2023

18m 38s

A Monument to Freedom of Speech: Havel’s Place

Jun 30th, 2022

13m 17s

Why Study History?

Silhouettes of various people are shown in black frames against an orange background. Text reads: Portraits of Liberty, The Highly Visible Hand: Richard Cantillon

May 19th, 2022

18m 59s

The Highly Visible Hand: Richard Cantillon

Portrait photograph of Henry George. A 1904 biography by Henry George, Jr. dates this photograph to "shortly after writing Progress and Poverty," a book published in 1879.

May 5th, 2022

20m 8s

The Most Popular Economist

Portraits of Liberty - A Feminist Before Feminism: Marie De Gournay

Apr 7th, 2022

16m 33s

A Feminist before Feminism: Marie De Gournay

A portrait of Josiah Wedgwood.

Mar 24th, 2022

18m 33s

An Enlightened Entrepreneur: Josiah Wedgwood

The Father of Indian Economics: Kautilya

Mar 10th, 2022

20m 46s

The Father of Indian Economics: Kautilya

Black and white photograph of a young man, cleanly shaven, with a small swoop of dark hair across his forehead. He is wearing a white collar and a nice, black coat.

Feb 24th, 2022

23m 15s

The Liberal Hero of the Philippines: José Rizal

A sepia-toned photograph of Itagaki Taisuke, an older man with a large white beard.

Feb 10th, 2022

25m 29s

The First Japanese Classical Liberal: Itagaki Taisuke