Adam Smith authorized the pursuit of honest income. But what should we do with that income? Max Laraia explores whether Peter ...

Nick Wilson compares the political, social, and moral thought of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856. He published his autobiography, Up from ...

Andrew Jackson conflated his own will with the will of the people, and ran roughshod over the Constitution's constraints on his power in pursuit of goals that were often contemptible. Editor’s Note ...

Should we abolish farming? Not if we care about human well-being. The conflict between farmers and environmentalists has been simmering for years, and in 2023 it finally boiled over into electoral ...

“There ain't no such thing as a free lunch” has been a popular libertarian slogan since the 1960s. The slogan's meaning is simple: you cannot make something from nothing. In a political context, the ...

The writings of the ancient Roman Cicero inspired countless revolutionaries. At times of great turmoil and uncertainty, history is transformed from a scholarly exercise into a resounding call to ...

How a group of veterans restored democracy to a small town. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” is a quote commonly, and incorrectly, attributed to Thomas Jefferson. It was, in fact, never ...

Crypto- anarchism is a philosophy whose advocates think technology can assist them in creating communities based on consent rather than coercion. Crypto- anarchists wish to be free from state ...

For Aristotle private property was about more than economic gains. Budding students of philosophy are usually advised to start with the Greeks. When people say the Greeks, they typically mean Plato ...

John Locke attacked patriarchy in both the political and private sphere and when compared to his contemporaries his views on women were surprisingly progressive. It is uncontroversial to say that John ...