Francis Fukuyama occupies a unique position in intellectual life. His 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man, which notoriously proclaimed “Western liberal democracy as the final form of human ...

During the Trump administration, it seemed every Thanksgiving was an occasion for media outlets to run fretful stories by progressives about what to do when a "racist uncle" at the holiday dinner ...

Old-fashioned liberalism doesn’t get much respect these days, and Nadine Strossen illustrates the point by pulling out a hat. “I have to show you this gift that somebody gave me, which is such a hoot, ...

Classical liberalism is a political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market, civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on minarchism, economic freedom and cultural ...

In 1993, Karen Lehrman Bloch penned an essay in the September/October issue of Mother Jones titled, “Off Course,” in which she observed that women’s studies classes around the country were being ...

As President Trump governs from a mélange of conservative principles, many are wondering whether classical liberalism can find a home alongside the New Right. International relations scholar Francis ...

Before too much time passes, special notice should be taken of The Economist’s lead analysis from its September 4 issue: “The threat from the illiberal left.” While taking measure of the illiberal ...

In a recent private exchange, I was once again trying to articulate the philosophical difference between conservatives and (classical) liberals. This is very difficult when talking to a classical ...

A draft of my chapter on "Land Use Regulation" for the forthcoming Routledge Handbook on Classical Liberalism (edited by Richard Epstein, Liya Palagashvili, and Mario Rizzo) is now available on SSRN.