The author of some of the foundational libertarian books (The Law) and concepts (broken window fallacy), Claude-Frédéric Bastiat was raised in a tumultuous time for the Church in France. He was a economic liberal but saw it as a means… Continue Reading →
Which side of the gun debate do you think Holocaust victims would be on today?
In this remarkable interview, Father Robert Spitzer S.J. of the Magis Center, who has written numerous books on the cross section of faith, morality, reason, and science, dives into natural rights, law, and the Scholastic tradition, which, working on biblical… Continue Reading →
World-renowned economist, the late great Milton Friedman addresses the question of whether morality can be forced on people. His response is genius: if you’re not free to sin, then you’re not free to be virtuous. The main problem with the… Continue Reading →
In 390 AD the Roman Empire was a far cry from the Empire of Augustus, or Trajan, or even Diocletian. The division between the Western and Eastern Empires – currently ruled by Valentinian II and Theodosius I, respectively – was… Continue Reading →
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