Issues
Liberalism and the Free Spirit
Friedrich Nietzsche's ideal of the "free spirit" offers a distinct vision of what freedom could be. What does it offer a liberal society?
Immigration and Institutions
How do immigrants affect the institutions in countries that they move to?
The Pros and Cons of Constitutional Monarchy
Does a constitutional monarchy help or harm a country's fortunes? In what ways? And how?
The Lessons of Afghanistan
America's longest military engagement is drawing to a close. What lessons can we learn?
The Ethics of Human Challenge Trials: COVID-19 and Beyond
Could deliberately infecting consenting volunteers give us better vaccines and data about COVID-19? And should we do it?
Trust, Polarization, and Liberalism
What does political polarization do to social trust? And what can classical liberals do about it?
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?
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?
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?
The Legacy of the Great War
World War I changed the United States forever. We ask historians: How do you see those changes?
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?