Exploring and celebrating the history, theory, and practice of free, prosperous, and tolerant societies.

Gregg calls liberal thinkers to once again study and advocate for the progress of civilization.

Eighty years after its initial publication, Hayek’s masterpiece still resonates.

James Forten published these letters as part of a campaign against a bill which would have had severe negative consequences for the rights of free blacks in Pennsylvania.

On top of the failure of his economic agenda, FDR had a dismal record on civil liberties, privacy, and free speech.

Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the defense industry and military’s influence on politics and of government control of research at universities.

Feeney offers a transatlantic view of different types of political executives, from presidents to prime ministers to kings.

In his Farewell Address to the nation, George Washington laid out his advice about the path America should take—today, to the nation’s detriment, none of it is heeded.

Woodrow Wilson was a terrible president who took his failure global.

Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org presents a selection of content, new and old, about the American presidency.

Andrew Jackson conflated his own will with the will of the people, and ran roughshod over the Constitution’s constraints on his power in pursuit of goals that were often contemptible.

Zara Yacob was an Ethiopian philosopher whose thought shares many common features with Enlightenment liberalism.

A writer and scholar, Zora Neale Hurston celebrated black culture and defied the left-​right binary.

2023 was a banner year for school choice.

Neily looks back on 2023’s Biden v. Nebraska decision, a victory for the separation of powers and a defeat for executive-​branch autocracy.

A short introduction to Ralph Raico’s 1992 essay.