Breaking the wheel of Westeros: why heroes aren’t enough
As much as we love Daenerys and Jon, they and their real-world counterparts are unlikely to give us a better wheel on their own.
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Was Marbury v. Madison a judicial power grab?
Judges’ duty is to interpret the law, discover the facts, and apply the Constitution — no exceptions.
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Individual liberty for a diverse society: Public reason liberalism
Even well informed people of good will have very different religious, moral, and philosophic views.
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What you should know about the Non-Aggression Principle
Libertarians talk about the non-aggression principle a lot, but what does it mean?
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‘I am a Liberal’: How one man brought down Britain’s national ID system
In 1950, a British dry cleaner refused to show his papers and brought down the whole system of national identity registration.
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A theory of justice, post-Trump edition
John Rawls famously argues that we should think about principles of justice from behind a “veil of ignorance.” How robust would you like the protection of religious freedom to be if you had no idea whether you turn out to be a Christian, Muslim, atheist, etc.? How would you like income to be distributed if […]
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Resist the pressure to conform: Tocqueville’s warning
Is tyranny of the majority still a threat? Alexis de Tocqueville would say so.
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Police Misconduct Upends the Role of Government
A lack of basic police accountability foments distrust within communities, especially communities of color, turning the social contract on its head.
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The Declaration of Independence Says We Have the Right to Overthrow the Government
Do we have the right to overthrow our government? The Declaration of Independence says that we not only have the right but we also have the duty to alter or abolish any government that does not secure our unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Given that the U.S. was formed by […]
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Millennials Like Socialism — Until They Get Jobs
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at the Washington Post. The author, Emily Ekins, will be joining Learn Liberty on Facebook Live this upcoming Thursday the the 30th at 3pm to talk about this and other election issues. Millennials are the only age group in America in which a majority views socialism favorably. A national […]
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Legal and Cultural Approaches to Pluralism and Diversity
The term “pluralism” connotes both a description of our deep differences and a political response to those differences. Let’s start with pluralism as a description of our cultural reality. Our society is incredibly diverse when it comes to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, and sexuality. We have different life experiences, we live in different communities, […]
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