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Is Tribalism the Worst Idea in History?
Last week we considered Adam Smith’s call to duty.
The question is not only whether duty calls, but whether our habits of attention have made that call harder to hear.
We often ignore that call. Why do we so often turn away from the best...
Adam Smith’s Call to Duty
In part 1 of this essay, I argued that freedom depends on small acts of self-limitation that no law can efficiently command.
Adam Smith’s teaching is not merely that liberty requires restraint. It is that restraint becomes reliable only w...
Self-Command Is the Price of Freedom
Acadia National Park, from Gorham Mountain
In Acadia National Park in Maine, parking is difficult. If you want to drive to the trailhead for your hike, it’s best to get there by 7:30 am.
For those who prefer to sleep in, a comprehensive s...
Are We Living, or Simulating a Life?
Having finished our sessions on The Screwtape Letters, you may have noticed something important: A passage can move us, expose our behavior, and even provoke real insight—yet still leave us unchanged, unless we practice with what we have se...
Faucism and the Tyranny of Prevailing Opinion
The next program at Mindset Shifts U will be announced on Saturday.
In a 2021 AIER essay, “Liberating Yourself from Faucism,” I wrote: “The issue isn’t Anthony Fauci’s failings. The problem is Faucism, the fantastical belief that wise and...
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Educator and the author of The Inner-Work of Leadership; contributing writer at the American Institute for Economic Research and the Foundation for Economic Education. Mindset Shifts U is a book study feature of his Substack, Mindset Shifts.
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