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The Founders, the Classics, and the Origins of Classical Liberalism
The American Founders were deeply read in the western classics. What did they learn, and how did they apply it?
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The Paradox of Tolerance: Liberal Societies and Illiberalism
Liberal societies are famously open to a wide range of different ideas. What can they do about political movements that are openly illiberal?
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Ex-Presidents and the Republic They Served
What do we do with the most powerful person in the world when the electorate is done with them?
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The Legacy of the Great War
World War I changed the United States forever. We ask historians: How do you see those changes?
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Nuclear Weapons: What We Should Know Today
Nukes haven't gone away. So what do we need to know about them in today's changing world?
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Exit, Voice, and Loyalty at 50
A look at one of the classic books of political economy on its fiftieth anniversary.
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Mass Incarceration and Its Causes
A panel of criminal justice researchers discusses how the United States came to be the prison capital of the free world.
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The Faith of the American Founders
What were the religious beliefs of the American founding generation? What do they mean for us today?
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Intersectionality and Classical Liberalism
What does intersectionality add to our understanding of the world and of the individuals who inhabit it?
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Why Not Have Medicare for All?
Would expanding Medicare to cover everyone be a good idea? Why or why not?