Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Be like Charlie
Note: This is an abridged version of a talk I presented last month at an event called “A Tribute to Charlie Kirk, Champion of the Constitution.” The event was organized…
Virtue ethics
Liberty
The desire for a ‘classy’ president
Jay Cost of National Review Online addresses common complaints about President Trump’s style and manners. … [O]ur Founders tried to protect republican government from becoming royal government, but they also…
Liberty
Maybe There’s Hope for Legal Education After All
Adam J. MacLeod is an associate professor of law at Faulkner University. A recent piece of his at New Boston Post suggests that the future of legal education may not be a…
Education
A worthwhile goal for law schools
Adam MacLeod writes for the Martin Center about an important role for law schools. Law school faculties hold a sacred trust. We guard the outermost portals into the legal profession,…
Education
Education Quote of the Day
“For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The…
Liberty
Reason Not to Change Clothes en Route Anymore
An article in the Watauga Democrat challenges an alleged citizens’ right to view footage from law enforcement body cameras. It got me thinking about how easier it would be to…
Liberty
Goldberg opines on integrity
Jonah Goldberg offers a lengthy take for National Review Online readers on the topic of integrity. His opening paragraphs should whet your appetite. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “integrity” in…
Liberty
Batman? Spiderman? A Commentary columnist adds to this weighty debate
Forget all the wrangling over fiscal cliffs and debt ceilings. The truly important political debate of the day involves Batman, Spiderman, and their relative merits as exemplars of classical liberal…
Liberty
FSU professor contends behavior is based on more than just maximizing economic utility
Economists can tell us whether the actions we take and the policies we pursue are likely to maximize our economic benefits, but their analysis can miss key elements of human…
Liberty
‘Reclaiming the game’
That’s the theme Belmont Abbey College President William Thierfelder is pursuing through a Web site and through his efforts to change the sports culture at his school. A former Olympic…
Liberty
Virtue and coercion again
Writing at TCSDaily today, our friend Max Borders takes a look at the SCHIP controversy and makes a moral case against expanding the program. You can read Max’s article here.…
Liberty
Bush’s Address.
Now for the counterpoint. Weirdest moment: Hearing the president talk about “Hugs” on the ropeline. That type of presidential talk is so 1990s. His due: Maybe I was too hard…