In the first half of the 20th century, the new city was emerging. The number of …
Ideas
This Land is Your Land, This Land is… Whose Land?
When IHS alums Courtney Moorehead Balaker and Ted Balaker decided to adapt Susette Kelo’s harrowing, real-life …
A Guide to Meaningful Change
What can I do to have a meaningful and successful career? As I was searching for a career with purpose, I asked myself that question many times when I was in my 20s. Then in 1999, long before becoming the executive director of the Institute for Humane Studies, I came across a seminar that helped to answer that question.
Macroeconomists Have Good Reason to Support Say’s Law
Many defenders of free markets, especially those interested in macroeconomics, are lambasted for defending a …
Ideal and Nonideal Theory: Why So Many Classical Liberals and Egalitarian Liberals Disagree
Editor’s note: Christopher Freiman’s new book, Unequivocal Justice, is available for purchase for those wishing to explore …
7 key conversations that are dominating the field of political philosophy today
Even if you’ve never taken a course in political philosophy, odds are that you’ve spent …
Liberty and Equality in an Age of Diversity: Adam Tebble’s Epistemic Liberalism: a defence
Diversity and Justice Why should we enjoy the liberty to follow the cultural tradition of …
Adam Smith, Alternative Facts, and the Power of Persuasion
If I asked you to name a persuasive person, chances are you might tell me …
A Libertarian Case Against Legal Paternalism
In a previous post, I briefly covered some recent arguments for legal paternalism as well …
Two professors debate whether immigration is a human right
Does the state have a moral obligation to restrict immigration for the sake of the …
