Our Constitution
What’s Good About the U.S. Constitution? Rob Natelson, April 5, 2019 Suppose you’re supervising a group of 25 randomly chosen able-bodied people. You organize an informal game of softball among them. Chances are that most participants will have [...]
Brief History of Bad Decision
WSJ January 12, 2019 HISTORICALLY SPEAKING The High Cost of Financial Panics Roman emperors and American presidents alike have struggled to deal with sudden economic crashes. By Amanda Foreman | 571 words On January 12, 1819 Thomas Jefferson [...]
Jesus on Wealth Redistribution
What He Said and Didn't Say Jesus’ exhortations to help the poor have been used as arguments for the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor, but what did he actually say? Randy England January 20, [...]
A Billion Fewer in Poverty Since 1980
The Great Enrichment by Mike Kapic January 19, 2019 As explained by Dan Mitchell, Deirdre McCloskey gives a simple explanation of why the world is richer today. Classical liberal ideas trump capitalism which trumps socialism and communism. This [...]
A Guide to Liberty
Cato's Letters: A Guide for Maintaining the Principles of Liberty "Good governors do not consider their people their prey." Gary M. Galles November 17, 2018 One of the most serious issues we face today is how citizens can [...]
Washington’s Farewell Warning
George Washington's Warning on Disunity We can still learn a lot from Washington's Farewell Address. Richard Lim September 20, 2018 Sept. 19 is the 222nd anniversary of the publication of President George Washington’s Farewell Address. Appearing in newspapers [...]