Addresses how the classical republican conception of freedom was challenged and finally overcome by the rise of modern market societies.

How did the value of freedom become so closely associated with the institution of the market? Why did the idea of market freedom hold so little appeal before th

It is widely believed today that the free market is the best mechanism ever invented to efficiently allocate resources in society. Just as fundamental as faith

From a MacArthur “Genius,” an intellectual history of the free market, from ancient Rome to the twenty-first century After two government bailouts of the US

Why does the world speak English? Why does every country at least pretend to aspire to representative government, personal freedom, and an independent judiciary