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Portraits of Liberty

Portraits of Liberty investigates the lives and philosophies of thinkers throughout history who argued in favor of a freer world.

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Liberty's Forgotten Man: William Graham Sumner Jan 30, 2024

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This month, we examine the often-overlooked legacy of William Graham Sumner, a 19th-century sociologist, economist, and political thinker. Despite his pivotal role in establishing sociology as a discipline at Yale, Sumner's contributions have been overshadowed, partly due to his association with Herbert Spencer, who has been incorrectly labeled a social Darwinist. The episode delves into Sumner's life ideas, covering his critique of imperialism, the Forgotten Man, and the phenomenon of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs.

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Live like a Libertarian: Karl Hess Dec 20, 2023

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Renowned for his larger-than-life character, Karl Hess started as a conservative but slowly shifted away from the Republican party, turning towards the New Left. Eventually seeing the contradictions of both the right and the left, Hess became an anarchist without hyphens.

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Citizen Jane: Jane Jacobs Nov 15, 2023

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Jane Jacobs revolutionized the study of cities. She did not see them as merely areas of high population densities, but as huge laboratories for experimentation making cities the flash points of the history of human progress. Her intellectual career was spent checking the hubris of government officials.

Further Reading:

A City Cannot Be a Work of Art: Learning Economics and Social Theory From Jane Jacobs by Sanford Ikeda

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A Monument to Freedom of Speech: Havel's Place Oct 02, 2023

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Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Havel's Place in Georgetown, an episode dedicated to the dissidents of Czechoslovakia responsible for the Velvet Revolution in 1989, overthrowing the brutal Communist regime without violence or bloodshed.

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Coming Soon: The Liberty Exchange Oct 02, 2023

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Coming soon, a brand new podcast from Libertarianism.org...

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Why Study History? Jun 30, 2022

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A special 50th episode of Portraits about why a layperson should study history.

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The Highly Visible Hand: Richard Cantillon May 18, 2022

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Despite his obscurity today, the French Irish economist Richard Cantillon was the first person to put forward a theory of the entrepreneur in the market economy.

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The Most Popular Economist: Henry George May 05, 2022

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In 1879, Henry George wrote Progress and Poverty, still one of the bestselling economics books of all time; in it, he argued for the abolition of all kinds of taxes but one.

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A Feminist before Feminism: Marie De Gournay Apr 07, 2022

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Marie De Gournay’s “The Equality of Men and Women” is one of the first books to use equality to define the relationships between the sexes.

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An Enlightened Entrepreneur: Josiah Wedgwood Mar 24, 2022

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Though born into obscurity, Josiah Wedgwood would become a household name across the European continent over the course of his life, representing refinement and taste.

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