Liberalcan be traced back to the Latin wordliber(meaning “free”), which is also the root ofliberty("the quality or state of being free") andlibertine("one leading a dissolute life"). However, we did not simply take the wordliberand make it intoliberal; our modern term for the inhabi...
施特劳斯认为,政治哲学是哲学的组成部分或一个分支:“哲学”表示处理的方式,本根的和整全的;“政治的”既表示主题又表示功能。(By calling this pursuit political philosophy, we imply that it forms a part of a larger whole: of philosophy; or that political philosophy is a branch of philosophy. In the...
geoffrey.skelley:There’s a real push and pull here with Georgia, though. The state obviously is more politically competitive now than it’s been in a long time, which is helpful to Warnock. He is also a decently popular senator who could benefit at least a little bit from incumbency. H...
Though varied, most Methodists, particularly the United Methodists, uphold the liberal Protestant tradition of open biblical interpretation and belief in multiple paths to salvation. The Methodists also allow clergy to marry as well as encouraging female ordination. Politically, they are more divided,...
Having a moral structure creates a scale for people to measure what is right and wrong, while demanding action ensures that when things are not going properly, people will have the tools necessarily in order catalyse change. Ideology is politically beneficial, although it does sometimes translate ...
Note: Updated and revised version included as chap. 2 of Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston: Papinian Press, 2023). *** “What Libertarianism Is,” in Jörg Guido Hülsmann & Stephan Kinsella, eds., Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in H
and bullying. But I’ve always thought it’s better for leaders to offer solutions instead of just more anger. That’s certainly what I want from my leaders. Unfortunately, when the resentment level is through the roof your answers may never get a hearing from the people you want to help...
Tariffs have existed in one form or another for centuries. Trading partners implement them to politically influence a partner, protect domestic industries and consumers, and further national goals and interests. Tariffs are not always negative, regardless of what you might see on the news. They can...
Macron is undoubtedly a died-in-the-wool neoliberal at heart (as his rhetoric about the “start-up economy” shows), but he is hamstrung by what he can get away with politically in France, which is not all that much even with a large parliamentary majority. ...
in this debate we heard so many of the old grievances we thought Trump had learned were not winners politically ... so my sense is, she came out in pretty good shape." Fox News host Sean Hannity ultimately blamed the moderators for an unsatisfying debate. "I think the biggest...