Category:Political Science

April 28, 2021 | Video

We talked with our friend Nolan Gray, a city planner, about how the COVID-19 pandemic led to many transformations in big cities, such as New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. Many people are moving away from big cities as they are not required to work there anymore. Big cities are facing enormous challenges today, due to the heavy regulations on how businesses can operate, as well as the financial burdens they inflict on residents.

Let us know in the comments below if you or any person you know moved away from a big city and how they feel about it.

#DeathOfBigCities #WorkFromHome #Metropolises

April 28, 2021 | Video

War Sucks, What is it Good For? As the song goes, ‘absolutely nothing.’ Wars have historically failed to achieve the desired outcome of stabilization, all the while wasting taxpayers’ money, and causing sustained misery in the regions affected by conflict and resulting in tragically high levels of casualties, both military and civilian.

Conflict should be avoided as much as possible, with the only exception being as a last resort in defense of liberty. Learn Liberty believes that this can be achieved by promoting global interdependence through diplomacy, cooperation, and free trade. Alongside its obvious casualties, war invariably impedes trade, hinders economic development, and results in a loss of individual liberty.

April 28, 2021 | Video

Between Outtakes is a series of videos from various public intellectuals and their opinions about current issues from a pro-Liberty point of view.

In this first video, we invited Prof. Nigel Ashford, Senior Programs Officer at the Institute for Humane Studies, to give his perspective on the discussion of Brexit within libertarian circles. He explains why the support for the Brexit referendum of leaving the European Union is not unanimous between libertarians and gives his personal view on the matter.

April 28, 2021 | Video

Lesson 4 of our Law 201 Course: Find out how the separation of powers, federalism, and judicial affect liberty, and how those aspects compare to other systems of government.

December 20, 2017 | Post

One Resistance fighter says that the movement will win “not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love.” But what do they love?

October 25, 2017 | Post

Luck egalitarianism is, roughly, the view that inequalities in life prospects resulting from luck are unjust. If Amy has better job opportunities than Bob because she happened to have parents who could afford to send her to a fancy private school, that’s unfair.

August 29, 2017 | Post

Toronto city officials recently threatened a man with fines for building an unlicensed staircase in a local park.

August 25, 2017 | Post

As much as we love Daenerys and Jon, they and their real-world counterparts are unlikely to give us a better wheel on their own.

August 16, 2017 | Post

The US government spends billions of dollars a year subsidizing American farms, providing massive benefits for some farmers and dispersing the costs among millions of taxpayers.

August 3, 2017 | Post

Have you thought about what it really means to protest Donald Trump and his administration’s policies?

July 20, 2017 | Post

How a “nasty little man” predicted the 2nd French Revolution and the Cold War.

July 18, 2017 | Post

Last week, Professor Michael Munger joined us on Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” conversation as part of the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series. Dr. Munger is an esteemed Professor of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University. He has authored/co-authored 7 books and over 200 scholarly articles. A long-time friend of the Learn Liberty project, […]

July 7, 2017 | Post

This Tuesday, the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series continues with Michael C. Munger, Professor of Political Science at Duke University. UPDATE: The AMA is now live! Prior to his tenure at Duke, where he chaired the Department of Political Science for 10 years before coming to serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Munger has also taught at Dartmouth […]

June 28, 2017 | Post

“From the evidence I’ve seen, propaganda works – though not nearly as well as the propagandists would hope.”

June 26, 2017 | Post

The result of the UK elections is likely to force the government toward a “soft” Brexit.

June 15, 2017 | Post

Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is a prolific blogger and author of three books: The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (2007), Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think (2011), and the forthcoming The Case […]