The Rule of Law
A blog post by Bryan Caplan begins: I’ve long been puzzled by libertarian reverence for ‘the rule of law.’ Why...
Daniel Klein
C.S. Lewis on Recovering the Way Forward
In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: “We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want...
McCloskey’s Narrative and Jurisprudence
Deirdre McCloskey awakens us to the Great Enrichment commencing a decade or two after The Wealth of Nations in 1776....
You Are a Soul: Dedicated to the Vital Spirit of David Theroux
The ontology of the human being is elusive. But let’s say: You are a soul and you own your person. ...
A Better Understanding of Justice
“There is simply no such thing as ‘social’ justice,” writes Jordan Peterson. “Whatever those who rely on this cliched phrase are...
The Abolition of Man
A friend encouraged me to read The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (1898–1963). Here follow passages from it. The book is...
Correcting Oren Cass on Adam Smith
Oren Cass leads American Compass and has there published a long article that recounts the development of his thought. In his youth,...
Back in the USSR
Clifford Thies provides his top-ten list of Cold War songs, and it is a treat. But it is more than...
The Recovery of Liberty
“Every one of these fundamental principles that have (sic) given us life, liberty, and prosperity is under attack,” says Mark...
The Semantic Revolution
Pedaling my exercise bicycle is made tolerable by watching history lectures from The Teaching Company’s Great Courses. Today I watched...
Sweden to the Political Left of the Whole USA?
When in Sweden, I try to do small things for my wife, such as bring coffee in the morning. I...
The Bad and the Very Bad
“The entire book that you are going to read,” wrote Alexis de Tocqueville in the introduction to Democracy in America (1835), “was...
