When I was a young man, I tended to date in circles. I almost always had a girlfriend, and I…
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The Daily Libertarian
Economics and Politics for your Daily Life
The Alt-Right Is the Left’s Reflection: How Identity Politics Reproduced Its Opposite
I don’t normally use Substack to rip into people, but allow me to come right out and say that Tucker…
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The Architecture of Liberty
There are certain questions in history that can guide us by looking not at what did happen, but what did…
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Fight-or-Flight as a System of Governance
When Donald Trump descended the golden escalator in June of 2015, everyone thought it was a joke, likely including Donald…
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Political Gnosticism: The Psychology of Secret Truth
When I first learned of the Trinity, I thought of a fish tank. When I want to interact directly with…
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The Illusion of Peace: Why Hamas Will Wait, and What Must Change to Prevent It from Waging War Again
Every new ceasefire in Gaza is announced with the same weary optimism, as though this time the rockets will stay…
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Political Moralism: The Framework of Control
Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have…
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What Is an Economy, and What Is It For, Part 2
Last week we asked what an economy is and what it is for, and we looked at various economic forms,…
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What Is an Economy, and What Is It For, Part 1
I started my last essay with a definition, using a dictionary from 1985 to make sure the definition I was…
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Standards of Evil: Competing Moral Frameworks and the Fracturing of the West
I’ve written before about the differences between cultures and how distinct moral systems shape the societies that grow around them.…
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