Week of February 3, 2025

NEW ON A CALL TO LIBERTY

Have you ever considered what in the American Founders' education prepared them to be able to craft a document like the Declaration of Independence?

Explore this question with us on A Call to Liberty with a lead essay titled Educational Experience and the Challenge to Empire by David Womersley as well as three pamphlet commentary essays by John A. Ragosta, Elizabeth Amato, and Josh Herring.

 A Call to Liberty is a two-year, 24-part series by Liberty Fund that strives to reawaken interest in and respect for the Declaration of Independence as we approach its 250th anniversary in July of 2026.
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TOP PICKS FROM THE LIBERTY FUND NETWORK
Removing the Ivy-Tinted Glasses by Andy Smarick
Undoing Past Policies: How Likely Are Repeals in the 119th Congress? by Jordan Ragusa
Will Tariffs Lower Prices? by Jon Murphy

LATEST FROM OUR PODCASTS

Who better to hear from on the New Deal era other than Amity Shlaes, author of New Deal Rebels? Check out The Future of Liberty podcast with host Governor Mitch Daniels and guest Amity Shlaes where we explore this period in history and the U.S. presidents that shaped it including Coolidge and Hoover.
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What could go wrong when you combine sports regulations and technology? Check out our latest episode of EconTalk with host Russ Roberts as he interviews ed-tech innovator Daisy Christodoulou on VAR. They also talk about embracing imperfection and how economics relates to the game and life.
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The history of the American republic and its relationship with religion is anything but simple. In the latest episode of the Law & Liberty podcast, host James M. Patterson and guests Jerome E. Copulsky and Mark Noll explore this nuanced concept as well as discuss Copulsky's book American Heretics. 
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Was Thomas Jefferson a bad person for owning slaves? Truth is it's complicated, just like Jefferson's life. Tune in to this week's episode of The Great Antidote podcast with host Juliette Sellgren and special guest Cara Rogers Stevens as they talk about Jefferson, slavery, and what lessons we can learn from this.
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SUGGESTED READING

Featured Liberty Fund Conference Readings | We invite you to explore the carefully selected readings of past Liberty Fund Socratic-style conferences. 

This week we are featuring Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty by Randy E. Barnett. This book was recently included in our conference titled "The Enforceability of Natural Law and Natural Rights" where attendees considered the Founders and their interpretation of natural law when drafting the First and Second Amendments.
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