John McLean: The Liberal Progressive?

In search of an alluring hybrid political animal

“Liberal” has become a pejorative term that conservatives use to label Lefties, with negative connotations of laziness, ideological incoherence and Utopian derangement.

But let’s use “Liberal” in the positive, traditional sense. Our old-fashioned archetypal Liberal believes that the central role of Government is to enhance the freedoms of the citizenry, including to protect us from being harmed by others and from the threats to liberty posed by Government itself, as well as the Courts and the Police.

Jonathan Lawler: The Stewards of History Desperately Need Mises

The word “archivist” likely conjures images of a meek librarian surrounded by dusty shelves, old boxes, and brittle paper. Alternatively, conflation with “archeologist” might summon mental replays of  Raiders of the Lost Ark. But archivists are not a fedora-wearing, pistol-packing, whip-wielding bunch. While lacking pistols or whips, however, archivists surprisingly accept and promote dangerous and intolerant collectivist ideology—some to the point of condoning violence. As a professional community, archivists should turn from this path and embrace Mises’s insights into peaceful social cooperation and tolerance.

Wanjiru Njoya: The Folly of Criminalizing “Hate”

Many people were shocked when over 1,000 protesters were arrested in the UK and jailed for various offenses including “violent disorder” and stirring up racial hatred. Most shocking were the cases of those arrested for posting social media comments on the riots, despite not being present at the scene and there being no evidence that anybody who joined in the riots had read any of their comments.

Dr Jonathan Newman: What the Media Says about Homeschooling

You would think that the growing popularity of homeschooling in the United States would be in more news headlines. Estimates from the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) reveal a staggering increase in the number of homeschool students since the 1970s—by a factor of 238. Of course, there was a surge in homeschooling during the Covid lockdowns, when many public schools either went completely virtual or implemented harsh measures that severely limited both learning and student satisfaction.