Articles See More Paul Meany Mar 25th, 2020 Cicero Was Locke’s Greatest Inspiration One of the most significant thinkers who shaped Locke’s philosophy, despite preceding him by eighteen centuries, is Marcus Tullius Cicero. Benedetto Croce Jan 1st, 1938 History is the Story of Liberty, Not Nations Croce argued that the lifespans of particular regimes, tyrants and oppressors are limited, but history always and inevitably arcs toward Liberty. Johan Norberg Oct 25th, 2013 How Laissez-Faire Made Sweden Rich Sweden often gets held up as an example of how socialism can work better than markets. But, as Norberg shows, Sweden’s history in fact points to the opposite conclusion. George H. Smith Mar 19th, 2013 Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 3 Smith discusses Acton’s thesis that the conflict between church and state in medieval Europe was vital to the progress of freedom. George H. Smith Mar 12th, 2013 Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 2 George H. Smith discusses some common criticisms of Lord Acton and other classical liberal historians. George H. Smith Mar 5th, 2013 Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 1 George H. Smith discusses some of Lord Acton’s ideas about freedom and their relevance to the modern libertarian movement.
