In the Tradition of Liberty.

In the Tradition of Liberty.

  • Why We’re Not Chimps

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    Why We’re Not Chimps

    For generations, we’ve gazed into the eyes of chimpanzees and seen ourselves reflected back—a comforting mirror that suggested our nature was written in their behavior. But what if we’ve been looking at the wrong animal all along? In The Primate Myth, the author Jonathan Leaf dismantles one of modern science’s most cherished assumptions: that studying our closest genetic relatives reveals the essence of human nature. The stakes extend far beyond academic taxonomy. How we understand ourselves shapes everything from war and peace to family structure and democratic governance. If we’re…

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  • Be Thankful, Not Resentful

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    Be Thankful, Not Resentful

    When Abraham Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving proclamation in 1863, he offered the previously regional holiday as a feast of national gratitude in counterpoint to the ongoing horrors of the Civil War. Celebrating the vast resources and opportunities of the United States, Lincoln declared that those boons “should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American people.”  Today’s indulgence in resentment risks drowning out what should be a season of gratitude. In testament to the divides of contemporary American politics, the Thanksgiving table has…

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