Editor's Notes: We Cannot Tackle Our Problems One at a Time
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Adam Smith's Radical Tools
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and
If You See Voting, Say Nothing
It’s an article of faith among some anarchists and authoritarians that voting is an irrational action. There’s a
A Conversation About Liberal Democracy
[The following came out of an email conversation between Martin Gurri and Adam Gurri that took place January 16–18
Liberalism Without Principles
“[M]y hunch is that Western social and political thought may have had the last conceptual revolution it needs,” Richard
Resisting Segregation in Cleveland and Across the Country
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How White "Wokeness" Has Deflected From Real Change
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Trump Versus Twitter
Last week following the fascist insurrection at the Capitol Building, Twitter permanently suspended Republican President Donald Trump’s account. The
Why Israeli Democracy Is Unstable and Corrupt
As Israel enters another round of elections, it seems clear that something is seriously wrong. Over the past two years,
1795 and 1934: Condorcet on Monopoly, Tyranny and Economic Justice
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What Is Liberal Democracy?
There was a period during the Trump presidency when it was defensible to believe he was too incompetent and too
The Need for More Foxes: Polymaths and Hyper-specialization
In Adam Smith’s second book—An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, popularly known
Social Security for Children
New census data has given us a clear picture of the child poverty crisis in America. It found that 1