The Pursuit of Liberalism

Henry Adams, Democracy, and the Morality of Politics with Christopher Scalia

Can Democracy Survive Cynicism?

May 12 • Henry Oliver and The Pursuit of Liberalism

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April 2026

Bob Dylan and Songs of Freedom with Cass Sunstein

Is Bob Dylan a liberal?

Apr 28 • Rebecca Lowe and The Pursuit of Liberalism

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The Future of Reading in America with Sunil Iyengar

Is there a reading crisis in America?

Apr 14 • Henry Oliver, Sunil Iyengar, and The Pursuit of Liberalism

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March 2026

Hayekian Behavorial Economics

Cass Sunstein's Lecture at the Mercatus Center

Mar 31 • The Pursuit of Liberalism

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56:47

Adam Smith was a philosopher. Obviously.

A response to Rebecca Lowe

Mar 22 • Henry Oliver

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Adam Smith: Economist or Philosopher?

here's what I argued during a debate today

Mar 19 • Rebecca Lowe

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Donald Trump: the new Don Rickles?

Political rhetoric and stand-up comedy

Mar 11 • Henry Oliver

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Why I'm not a liberal interventionist (anymore)

four ways I've changed my mind

Mar 7 • Rebecca Lowe

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February 2026

Is the end of Book World the end of criticism?

Who knows what to think?

Feb 20 • Henry Oliver

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The Great Books teach your mind to free solo

The purpose of education is to help us live better lives

Feb 12 • Oliver Traldi

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Political rights or economic rights?

Hard to divide...

Feb 6 • Henry Oliver

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January 2026

Why we should be talking about zombie reasoning

everyday talk of AI doing things like reasoning is wrong and risky!

Jan 31 • Rebecca Lowe

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