Francis Fukuyama occupies a unique position in intellectual life. His 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man, which notoriously proclaimed “Western liberal democracy as the final form of human ...

Black History Month, in the words of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is "a powerful symbolic celebration" of "the important role of Black History in pursuit of ...

Classical liberalism is a political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market, civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on minarchism, economic freedom and cultural ...

In my last piece, I shared a number of thoughts regarding the lead analysis of The Economist’s September 4 issue titled “The threat from the illiberal left.” Here, the focus will be on central points ...

A draft of my chapter on "Land Use Regulation" for the forthcoming Routledge Handbook on Classical Liberalism (edited by Richard Epstein, Liya Palagashvili, and Mario Rizzo) is now available on SSRN.

The classical liberal philosophy of limited government, free markets, and respect for the individual’s natural rights to life, liberty, and property originated in Europe. Unfortunately ...

As President Trump governs from a mélange of conservative principles, many are wondering whether classical liberalism can find a home alongside the New Right. International relations scholar Francis ...

It’s safe to assume that the recently announced presidential debates will, as usual, be largely performative. Even so, throughout the year, ideas will be contested and debated (ad nauseum), as they ...

In 1993, Karen Lehrman Bloch penned an essay in the September/October issue of Mother Jones titled, “Off Course,” in which she observed that women’s studies classes around the country were being ...

Old-fashioned liberalism doesn’t get much respect these days, and Nadine Strossen illustrates the point by pulling out a hat. “I have to show you this gift that somebody gave me, which is such a hoot, ...

During the Trump administration, it seemed every Thanksgiving was an occasion for media outlets to run fretful stories by progressives about what to do when a "racist uncle" at the holiday dinner ...

A third of the way through Regime Change (Sentinel), a table appears. The top two quadrants are "Progressive Liberal" and "Classical Liberal." The lower left is "Marxist." The lower right is blank.