A century ago, Prohibition was about expanding liberty. Then our definition of liberty changed. Mark Schrad - January 17, 2022 Many defenders of Black, Native American and women’s political rights saw Prohibition as increasing freedom
Was slavery a ‘necessary evil’? Here’s what John Stuart Mill would say. David Lay Williams - July 30, 2020 Mill’s lesson: The winners in unjust systems always want the oppressed to assume their fate was inevitable.
Democratic candidates are debating a nuclear ‘No First Use’ policy. What does that mean? Brian Radzinsky - August 1, 2019 Here are the five things you need to know.
Adam Smith makes a case for higher tariffs — but it doesn’t work for Trump’s trade policy Brianne Wolf - July 11, 2019 The father of classical economics, defends tariffs, but only when they force others to agree to free trade
How the Chicago School changed the meaning of Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’ Glory Liu - April 18, 2019 Smith wasn’t warning about government intervention in the market; he was warning about government capture
The U.S. broke a huge global trade taboo. Here’s why Trump’s move might be legal. Krzysztof Pelc - June 7, 2018 For 70 years, countries avoided the national security exception because it would set a dangerous precedent.
What Steven Pinker gets wrong about economic inequality — and the Enlightenment David Lay Williams - March 11, 2018 Steven Pinker’s new best-selling book “Enlightenment Now” has excited the reading
Trump is a typical conservative. That says a lot about the conservative tradition. Henry Farrell - February 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68760" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Courtesy: Oxford University Press[/caption] Corey Robin
Cornel West accused Ta-Nehisi Coates of being a neoliberal. Does neoliberal still mean anything? Walter Hatch - January 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68378" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philosophy professor Cornel West speaks at
Kenneth Arrow has died. He changed our view of politics. Pablo Balán - February 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54565" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Kenneth J. Arrow of Harvard University