Ethics

Free Inquiry & Expression

Sep 16, 2026

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15 min read

Jefferson’s Liberal Morals

The Moral Sense Can Always Err. That’s Why It Must Be Exercised.

Jeffrey Tyler Syck

Popular Culture

Bite by Bite: The Value of Virtue Signaling

Sep 8, 2026

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6 min read

Bite by Bite: The Value of Virtue Signaling

Don’t discount the effectiveness of a cheap signal.

Sarah Skwire

Ethics

To Understand the AI Alignment Problem, Consider the Human Alignment Problem.

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

To Understand the AI Alignment Problem, Consider the Human Alignment Problem.

We haven’t solved that one, either.

Rachel Lomasky

Ethics

Aug 3, 2026

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9 min read

Liberal Toleration and Ordinary Vices

Hypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy are everywhere. Here’s what to do about it.

Shal Marriott

Abundance

Private Property, Liberalism, and Human Flourishing

Jun 5, 2026

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10 min read

Private Property, Liberalism, and Human Flourishing

Private property enables individuals to pursue happiness through their own free choices. It also shields our individual and institutional projects from arbitrary power.

Alexander William Salter

Popular Culture

The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon

May 5, 2026

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7 min read

The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon

When political theory meets horror, do not call up that which you cannot put down.

Sarah Skwire

Trust in Governance

Apr 16, 2026

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11 min read

Ambition, Character, and Liberty

Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.

Tom G. Palmer

Ethics

Jefferson’s Liberal Morals

Bite by Bite: The Value of Virtue Signaling

To Understand the AI Alignment Problem, Consider the Human Alignment Problem.

Liberal Toleration and Ordinary Vices

Private Property, Liberalism, and Human Flourishing

The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon

Ambition, Character, and Liberty

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