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‘Pursuit of happiness’ meant virtue, not pleasure, to the Founders
Modern translations typically render eudaimonia as “flourishing” or “well-being.” Translations in 1776 often translated eudaimonia as “happiness.”
Opinion
Diversity, tolerance, and liberty in NC
“That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow citizens, is the most ardent wish of my heart, and if I can be instrumental in procuring or preserving them, I shall think I have not lived in vain.” — Thomas Jefferson North Carolina is...
Opinion
Freedom Conservatism stands against authoritarianism of the left and right
It was a great television piece that would help shape American conservatism for the next 35 years. In a 1979 interview, Phil Donahue and Nobel laureate Milton Friedman discussed political power, capitalism, and greed. To counter Donahue’s argument about the problems with an economic system and society based on greed, Friedman responded, “You know, I think you’re...
Opinion
Flashback: Dangers of Social Science
Frank Meyer, National Review senior editor and proponent of “fusing” libertarian and traditionalist strains into modern conservatism, also had something provocative to say about the very possibility of social science.
Opinion
Flashback: Right Choice on Philosophy
You do not enjoy the right to speak, or to seek your fortune, or worship as you choose because a government has given you permission to do so.
Opinion
Ameritopia Not An Easy Read, But Well Worth A Reader
Levin’s purpose is to contrast the visions of the most influential utopians thinkers with those philosophers whose concepts of liberty and individualism inspired the American Founders and later, our republican form of government.
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Friday Interview: College Writing Instruction Critiqued
RALEIGH — If you don’t buy into the notion that newer is better, or that modern ideas trump those steeped in tradition, you might appreciate the journal Modern Age. The editor of that internationally known publication is R.V. Young, professor of English at North Carolina State University. In a public presentation, Young described how “Liberal Learning Confronts the Composition Despots.” That title referred to the teaching of college-level English composition classes. Young discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Coming Up Next, A Backward Step
There is one trend that many observers across the political spectrum seem confident in predicting: a political turn away from free trade.
Opinion
Right Choice on Political Philosophy
Is there a role in political debate for philosophy? For many politicos, the answer is not so much a “no” as an impatient, dismissive wave of the hand.
Opinion
On the Dangers of Social ‘Science’
Frank Meyer, National Review senior editor and proponent of “fusing” libertarian and traditionalist strains into modern conservatism, also had something provocative to say about the very possibility of social science.
Opinion
No. 160: Against Leviathan: Government Strangles Liberty
George Leef reviews Robert Higgs' book, Against Leviathan. In it, Higgs vetts his greatest fear - that the parasite, Big Government, is too deeply imbedded in America for there to be much hope of a return to a free society.
Opinion
Free trade won, long ago
Candidates for U.S. Senate are debating the issue of free trade, even though the economic and philosophical case for it was made two centuries ago by Adam Smith and others.
