Herbert Spencer is best known for the term, “Social Darwinism,” but his writings on free markets and law remain brilliantly ...

BORN MAY 20, 1806; DIED MAY 8, 1873 THOUGH it has not been the custom among specialists to regard Mr. John Stuart Mill as a scientific man, yet we venture to say that he has not left behind him in ...

It was also a coming-of-age moment for Nigel Farage. It was the day he turned 18. It is impossible to assess Farage, his ...

T o Thomas Carlyle, it was “one of the shabbiest gospels ever preached”. Adam Smith was an early fan, but was still ...

Can the feds withhold privileges to those lawfully entitled to them because it disapproves of the speech of the recipients of the privileges? No.

The Age of Choice A History of Freedom in Modern Life by Sophia Rosenfeld Princeton, 480 pp., $37. EARLY IN THE AGE OF CHOICE ...

When Gazans demonstrate against Chamas, risking their very lives, no Muslim or non-Muslim is justified in being too cowardly to join them. Hating can transform into caring. Indifference is the real ...

It is a fool’s errand to try to police the stirring up of emotions. An area of law which should be crystal clear, both for ...

A state-run social media network could become an alternative to Twitter or Facebook, but it could also pose a risk to our ...

Good teaching is brave and provocative. But with the “ombudsman” SB 37 creates to monitor compliance, who will dare engage ...

Only twice has Alabama elected a non-incumbent without opposition. Tuberville may be the third — not by prophecy, but by ...

May 20 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. -- Ronald Prescott Reagan, broadcaster/son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in 1958 (age 67) -- Motorsports Hall of Fame of ...