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Philosophy
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

Adam Smith's invisible hand: why his ideas are still influential today

Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations' explains economic growth through labor productivity and market expansion, emphasizing the wealth of people over state.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Guardian view on Adam Smith: he deserves rescuing from the free-market myth | Editorial

Adam Smith's economic philosophy has been oversimplified by free-market advocates who misrepresent his nuanced views on self-interest, morality, and the role of institutions in generating wealth.
fromemptywheel
3 weeks ago

Mixing The Mixed Constitution - emptywheel

Burke's was a broadside that not only excoriated the social upheavals effected by the French revolutionaries and (by extension) commended by Marx, but the continual economic and social instability prized by modern liberal economic philosophy and practice. Against a new class of elites-mainly, an alliance between ideological progressive theorists and a rising financial oligarchy-Burke urged protection of the stability, tradition, and social continuities vital for the flourishing of ordinary people.
Left-wing politics
Philosophy
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

The Hidden History of Free Choice

Choice became central to modern freedom through 17th-century developments in shopping and religious freedom, fundamentally reshaping how societies understand liberty across consumer, romantic, political, and ideological spheres.
fromBig Think
1 month ago

How the U.S. Constitution protects liberty from the powerful's dark impulses

The real Führer is always a judge. Out of Führerdom flows judgeship. One who wants to separate the two from each other or puts them in opposition to each other would have the judge be either the leader of the opposition or the tool of the opposition and is trying to unhinge the state with the help of the judiciary.
History
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles - Above the Law

Trump's State of the Union challenge to Democrats about protecting American citizens over illegal aliens was a rhetorical trap that oversimplified complex policy issues requiring nuanced discussion rather than simple yes-or-no responses.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Justice Gorsuch: Originalism Requires We Recall That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party - Above the Law

Justice Gorsuch argues that founding-era 'habitual drunkard' laws cannot justify modern firearm restrictions for drug users, citing evidence that Founders consumed far more alcohol than modern standards would classify as habitual use.
Philosophy
Tyranny corrupts all psychic faculties into servants of lawless appetite, with reason producing ideology to rationalize control rather than ceasing to function.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The 17th-Century Philosopher Who Helps Explain Stephen Miller

Political leaders align with either Lockean faith in citizens' reason and the common good or Hobbesian belief in human viciousness requiring strong authority, shaping governance.
US Elections
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Analyst says liberal is no longer a "4-letter word" as conservatives rapidly lose their edge - LGBTQ Nation

A record share of Americans now identify as liberal, driven mainly by Democrats, coinciding with stronger Democratic midterm prospects.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free?

Free speech empowers dissent and equality but can also inflict harm, spread disinformation, entrench power and privilege, and requires balancing individual liberty with collective protections.
History
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Provocation That Helped Create America

Common Sense decisively shifted American public opinion toward independence by forcefully arguing for separation from Britain, catalyzing the Revolutionary movement.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Opinion: Liberty doesn't defend itself right now, it needs our help.

In the United States, we haven't yet seen rifles aimed at large crowds, but we do observe masked federal agents detaining protesters in unmarked vehicles, flashy ICE raids staged like military operations and pardons for political violence all clear warning signs. Ignoring this is the first step toward complacency, which can kill liberty. Fascism is often misunderstood. It is not just political oppression; it is a set of traits, as scholars and observers point out,
US politics
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

The West's forgotten republican heritage | Aeon Essays

Power to shape daily life has shifted to markets, corporations, and data systems, leaving citizens feeling powerless and fueling a turn toward authoritarian politics.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

America Needs 'Self-Evident' Truths

Public revulsion at ICE killings in Minnesota forced federal agents to withdraw and revealed a broad, shared moral opposition to violence against immigrants.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Freedoms Under Threat

Independent, progressive journalism holds the powerful accountable, centers marginalized communities, exposes distortions, and relies on reader support to sustain urgent coverage.
fromAeon
2 months ago

Why Hume is better at explaining modern capitalism than Marx | Aeon Essays

Left-leaning regions of the United States and elsewhere in the world among the richest? When Japan and South Korea sought to become economic powerhouses in the later 20th century, they adopted Leftist policies such as strong public education, universal healthcare and increased gender equality - if countries seeking to compete in capitalist arenas adopt broadly Leftist policies, then how do we explain why Leftists are always talking about overthrowing capitalism?
Philosophy
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

America has reached a tipping point on fascism and on opposition to it | Robert Reich

Recent events in Minneapolis and federal actions have driven lifelong Republicans away, exposing lies and accelerating a slide toward a repressive, fascist police state.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

In the Midst of a Crisis: Relational Liberalism and the Contemporary Challenges to Democratic Legitimacy

Contemporary democracies face a legitimacy crisis driven by widespread erosion of trust, causing representation breakdowns, unchecked power, and extreme asymmetries in wealth, status, and influence.
Philosophy
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Liberalism Has Failed - emptywheel

Liberalism replaced hereditary elites with a hereditary elite, eroded virtue, and produced elites who despise ordinary people, prompting a return to ordered, virtuous social structures.
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