Opinion

Adam Smith, economic freedom, and 250 years of flourishing

"The Wealth of Nations" being published the same year as the Declaration of Independence was no coincidence. Both works grew from John Locke and the Enlightenment belief that individuals possess natural rights and liberties.

Donald Bryson

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All Americans share heritage of freedom

Is there a hierarchy of Americanism? Many National Conservatives and other on the populist Right appear to think so. Using such terms as “legacy Americans” and “heritage Americans,” they distinguish citizens whose ancestors arrived in the United States before the 20th century from those whose ancestors arrived more recently, or who are themselves naturalized Americans....

John Hood