The rule of law is a vast concept. Individuals depend on it before, during, and after government action.

The “man of system” is a famous figure in the work of Adam Smith, and not in a good way. And yet we all think in systems. They can be both beautiful and helpful. What gives?

LLMs can be infuriating, and they're not even human. Critics may ask: Why should they enjoy First Amendment rights? Corbin Barthold of TechFreedom argues that AI speech is indeed speech, not conduct.…

In defense of a word. And a worldview.

Liberalism can’t do without democracy. But sometimes, democracy errs. What then?

In every political system, wealthy and powerful people will try to write the rules to favor themselves. Liberal democracies should use a range of policy tools to resist elite capture.

The Moral Sense Can Always Err. That’s Why It Must Be Exercised.

Economist Michael Munger outlines how public goods may be provided with little or no state involvement. Private road associations are viable, and better tolling technology lessens the need for state…

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Restrictions and prohibitions are now affecting the demand for nicotine in the same ways that are found in markets for illicit drugs.

Economists have many answers, but the truth may be larger than they know.

Most of us assume the rules governing American healthcare were written for our safety — and that the system, whatever its flaws, basically works. In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with Lau...

Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.

Militant democracy proposes to save liberalism from its foes. Can it work as promised?

Don’t discount the effectiveness of a cheap signal.

In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln endorsed the Corwin Amendment, which would have permanently barred the federal government from interfering with slavery in the states where it already…

The right to hold and use property enriches and protects us all.

Most of us assume the rules governing American healthcare were written for our safety — and that the system, whatever its flaws, basically works. In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with…

Twentieth-century liberal intellectuals stood firm against the totalizing ideologies of left and right. Their insights remain valuable today.

National security may justify some kinds of tariffs—in theory. In practice, it’s another story.

A theory of how political organizations form, cooperate, rise, and decline.

When you hear that good politics is always simple, think twice.

A policy strategy for complicated times

Athletics socialize us into essential democratic habits and teach us what liberal institutions require to succeed.

We haven’t solved that one, either.

There are no substitutes in the search for human connection.

What Napoleon’s nephew can teach us about populism.

Hypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy are everywhere. Here’s what to do about it.

How digital systems shape which political alternatives become thinkable