The Patriot’s Dilemma: Can Liberal Democracy Reclaim the National Narrative?
To defeat populism, liberal forces must bridge the gap between universal values and national identity.
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The poor labourer who has the soil and the seasons to struggle with, and who, while he affords the materials
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has thrown a lot of major political and economic issues into sharp focus. One of the
Respecting the Agency of Smokers: the Liberalism of Harms Reduction and the Illiberalism of Prohibitionism
Two years ago, I published my book The Rediscovery of Tobacco, in which I made a case for taking a
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Justice Breyer's Dying Dream: A Book Review and Elegy
Some day 83-year-old Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the United States Supreme Court will die. It may be tomorrow. It
Nihilism and the Liberal Vision of the Good
He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no
The Case Not Made: A Response to Anne Applebaum's "The New Puritans"
All social relations create vulnerabilities and dependencies that are subject to abuse. This is a fundamental fact about the social
Death Spiral Politics and the Ideal of Fair Play
One of the themes of Greg Sargent’s 2018 book, An Uncivil War, is that our politics is caught in
Dear Sir: On the Liberal Fragility of The Economist
I want to see The Economist do well. With a few gap years, I’ve subscribed to The Economist for
The Liberal Democratic Socialism of John Rawls
Welfare state capitalism also rejects the fair value of the political liberties, and while it has some concern for equality
LC Podcast #4: Adam Rust on the California Gubernatorial Recall
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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