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  • Why We’re Headed for a ‘Nanny State’

    Why We’re Headed for a ‘Nanny State’0

    Americans love freedom. Or so they like to say. So why do we have more and more laws and an ever-expanding public sector? Why is our behavior increasingly regulated and restricted at almost every level? Why, in other words, is the state becoming our nanny? Our Daniel Lattier answered the first question last month: We

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  • Why We Shouldn’t Need Liberal Arts Colleges

    Why We Shouldn’t Need Liberal Arts Colleges0

    There are some liberal arts colleges out there doing great work. Among them are St. John’s College in Annapolis, Thomas Aquinas College in California, and New St. Andrews College in Idaho. These colleges provide students with a well-rounded and rigorous education in languages and the Great Books.   If you’re going to spend four years

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  • Why We Shouldn’t Confuse Philanthropy and Welfare

    Why We Shouldn’t Confuse Philanthropy and Welfare0

    In chapter 14 of The Road to Serfdom, “Material Conditions and Ideal Ends,” Hayek focuses on the path forward now that the Second World War was coming to an end. Specifically, he explains that calling on the state to coercively act in the name of the “greater good” is not a moral act worthy of

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  • Why We Shouldn’t Abandon Our Institutions

    Why We Shouldn’t Abandon Our Institutions1

    I recently was invited to attend an event hosted by my alma mater—a college that is outspokenly conservative and so generally attracts young conservatives and libertarians—in order to speak to incoming college freshmen about their transition into higher education. While sharing my experience about how my liberal arts education set me up for professional success

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  • Why We Should Take Greta Thunberg Seriously

    Why We Should Take Greta Thunberg Seriously0

    At this point, there’s hardly any need to repost the video of Greta Thunberg speaking at a U.N. press conference earlier this week, so widely has the footage been spread on social media. Fighting back tears and with a trembling voice, the 16-year-old issued an emotional call to fight climate change that has captured people’s

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  • Why We Should Study Philosophy

    Why We Should Study Philosophy1

    When I tell people I’m in school for philosophy, they usually respond with one of two extremes: admiration or ambivalence. Either they give me an impressed look, a shake of the head, and an awed comment like “I could never do that”; or they give me a pair of raised eyebrows, a polite nod, and

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