The individual, according to the Progressive intellectuals, existed, not for his own personal happiness, but to self-sacrificially serve others.
CULTURE
How Higher Education Wrecks Freedom
The push to force everyone into higher education has proven to be a massive diversion of financial and human energy, and, just like Schumpeter predicted, it did the cause of freedom no favors.
Isabel Paterson: A Woman Who Could ‘Save the World’
Ayn Rand published The Fountainhead, and Rose Wilder Lane published The Discovery of Freedom, and Isabel Paterson published The God of the Machine, all in 1943.
The Moment Rose Wilder Lane’s Faith in Communism Was Pierced
“I am now a fundamentalist American; give me time and I will tell you why individualism, laissez-faire and… capitalism offer the best opportunities for the development of the human spirit.”
E Pluribus Unum
Few phrases from our country’s creation illustrate that disconnect better than E Pluribus Unum: out of many, one.
Journalism vs The Soviet Lie: Gareth Jones vs. Walter Duranty
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones stood for truth. New York Times reporter Walter Duranty stood for lies. Duranty received the Pulitzer Prize. Jones was brutally murdered by the Soviets.
William Penn: “The First Great Hero of American Liberty”
Penn’s commitment to a free society needs our re-commitment.
Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector
If you support universal health care and the right of patients to make their own health decisions, there might be more for you in Recovery than you might think. I hope you’ll give it a look.
Black Innovators and Entrepreneurs Under Capitalism
That innovative black Americans flourished in late 19th- and early 20th-century America is a little-known part of our Capitalist heritage.
The Dutch and The Beginning of the Modern World
Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden show in their new book Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000-1800 that the Dutch preindustrial history of growth, trade, and reliance on markets for their daily bread changed well before the mid-1600s.
Alexander Hamilton’s Liberalism: Distinguishing Fact and Myth
Hamilton is an Enlightened, classical liberal, a more consistent champion of rights and liberty than any other Founder, thus an inspiring model for contemporary friends of liberty.
A Review of Liz Cheney’s book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Edwin Locke’s summary and review of Liz Cheney’s book Oath and Honor.
Effective Egoism: An Individualist’s Guide to Pride, Purpose, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Watkins argues that since you have only one life and it’s for you to live, you should make it the best possible: a life in which you pursue your long-term happiness. Effective Egoism describes how to do that.
“Context Matters”
For Harvard President Gay, context apparently matters only for genocidal threats against Jews.
Hamas’ Useful Idiots
The protests are exclusively anti-Israel, anti-American, pro-Hamas, and pro-terrorism.
Muslim Lives Matter
Does a dead Muslim baby matter less if she was killed by a Muslim than by a Jew?
How Socialists Hijacked The Word “Liberal”
In the 19th century, liberalism was identified with the belief in and the defense of individual liberty in various spheres of life.
Harvard President Claudine Gay Should Resign
In her testimony last week, Gay defended her refusal to punish students who call for genocide against Jews by asserting that “we embrace a commitment to full expression.”
Claudine Gay’s Double Standard on Freedom of Speech Renders Her Unfit To Lead Harvard
It was no surprise to me that Harvard was ranked dead last among major universities in supporting free speech.
End All Government-Backed Student Loan Programs
The solution is to end the government’s involvement in every aspect, and that includes putting an end to all government-backed student loans.
George Washington: America’s Most Indispensable Veteran
Washington knew his efforts were a means to an end—maintaining liberty. We would profit by reflecting on his words and whether the vision we act upon today reflects that vision or distorts it.
After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It by Will Bunch
A “free college” prescription would take us in precisely the wrong direction.
School Choice and Property Rights
Parents are forced to provide financial support for government schools, and this often leaves no money available to purchase an alternative education service.
America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The actual injustice is that America has sold out the region’s only free society, Israel—along with freedom-seeking people across the Middle East and among the Palestinian community—while empowering jihadist forces.
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