When I was 18, I joined the Marine Corps Reserves. After four years, I decided to go full-time. It turns…
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The Daily Libertarian
Economics and Politics for your Daily Life
The Assimilation Threshold
There is an old saying in Michigan that everyone on the West side of the state thinks everything East of…
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Humility, Pride, and the Architecture of Evil
We all know how the story begins: In the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. At some point…
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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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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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The Liberty Revolution: Why the Industrial Revolution Is a Myth
Nineteenth-century British intellectual Lord Acton once said, “Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself…
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Weaponized Guilt and the Death of Agency
After Osama Bin Laden orchestrated 9/11 and brought down the Twin Towers, I began to ask how it was possible…
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From the Lie to the Blueprint
The key to understanding immigration is not found at the border. It is not found in immigration law either. It…
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Why the West Rebelled and What Comes Next
I know a little about rebellion. When I was sixteen, I developed severe acne on my back. My parents put…
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Peace Without Truth
My wife decided a couple of years ago that when we turn 55, we should pick a place we’ve always…
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