In his new book ‘The Political Theory of the American Founding,’ Thomas G. West argues the founding fathers emphasized natural rights and the need to actively create the moral conditions where freedom could flourish.

We lose our humanity when we indulge in unconstrained freedom and self indulgence. Surprisingly, HBO’s ‘Westworld’ shares this lesson with its audience.

Government isn’t meant to be active and efficient. It’s meant to secure our rights.

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis coined the phrase ‘laboratories of democracy’ to describe the ideal preface to complete central planning.