You Should Read Keynes
Keynes was a liberal for our age: morally serious, hopeful for a better future, and yet reconciled to the compromises necessary to preserve the fragile liberal order.
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Where Does the War in Ukraine Leave Liberal Deterrence?
As an answer to the realist position that the world is anarchic and thus military might is necessary for any
Security Council Vetoes Must be Reformed to Maintain the UN's Capacity and Legitimacy
The UN has long been held up as a model of international idealism—supporters see it as a possibility to
A Liberal Alternative to Realist Errors on Ukraine
American theorist John Mearsheimer has been making the rounds claiming that the West bears the majority of the responsibility (this
The End of (Teaching) History
A popular saying, often used when discussing the uncertainties of the past, is that “history is written by winners.” The
Anti-Market Activism in San Francisco Housing
The debate over housing policy cuts to the core of people’s lives. For many families it is their largest
The Purpose of an Economics Education: On Diane Coyle's Markets, States, and People
In designing a curriculum or writing a textbook, the primary considerations have to be, first, to whom is the material
Applying the Lessons of George’s Protection or Free Trade
For decades after World War Two, the signing of the Bretton Woods agreement, and the creation of the General Agreement
Liberalism and National Greatness: Matthew Yglesias's One Billion Americans
It is difficult to offer a definition or even description of liberalism without referring to some kind of individualism. Liberalism
Subject the Police Equally to the Law
Because liberalism is often seen, particularly on the left, as enjoying ideological hegemony in the modern United States, there is
How I Became an Anti-Racist
The murder of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has once again brought the issue of
Universal Benefits and Public Health Vulnerabilities
The case for universal, direct benefits over those funneled through employers is strong in normal times—direct provision of things
Multilateralism Without Universalism: Hard Lessons from WHO During COVID-19
Trump made headlines in announcing that the US will be suspending financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) until