Opinion
Fantasy explores timeless truths
Americans require a common creed to unify us, and a common set of institutions to convert abstract principles into practical governance. Freedom is central to that creed.
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Progressive ideology takes us backward
Katharine Gorka from The Heritage Foundation was a recent guest of the John Locke Foundation, and she discussed her essay How Identity Politics Revives Slaveholders’ Argument For Group Rights published by The Federalist. In her essay, Gorka draws a line from identity politics today to the ideas brought back from Europe by rich slaveowners. She...
Opinion
It’s in our nature to give
If you want to encourage donations to charity, don’t just talk about benefits to recipients. Talk about the benefits the donor will feel from aiding your cause.
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Civilizing forces needed in fight against partisan hatred
I’m only half joking when I argue that a true sports fan loathes his archrival more than he loves his own team. Sure, it’s an exaggeration. But one suspects that at least some Boston Red Sox supporters enjoy feasting on New York Yankee futility more than they celebrate their own team’s fourth World Series title...
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Interest Can Drive Progress
When governments use coercion to force people to act contrary to their personal choices, the results are often disappointing regardless of how well-intended the government program may have been.
Opinion
Flashback: The Nature of Freedom
Evolution has left humans with a “strong taste for freedom,” so opportunities for its defense abound in the careful study of human psychology and social behavior.
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Flashback: Money Trees and Lunar Cheese
If money really grew on trees, we wouldn’t need the market process. No, wait, that’s not really true. Bargaining is an inescapable aspect of human nature.
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Flashback: Real Clear Politics
If you base your political views on the assumption that people don’t tend to act in their self-interest, you are dooming yourself to chronic disappointment.
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A Reality, Like It Or Not
If you base your political views on the assumption that people don’t tend to act in their self-interest, you are dooming yourself to chronic disappointment.
Opinion
On Freedom and Human Nature
Evolution has left humans with a “strong taste for freedom,” so opportunities for its defense abound in the careful study of human psychology and social behavior.
Opinion
Markets, Money Trees & Lunar Cheese
If money really grew on trees, we wouldn’t need the market process. No, wait, that’s not really true. Bargaining is an inescapable aspect of human nature.
