Bite by Bite: The Value of Virtue Signaling
Don’t discount the effectiveness of a cheap signal.
Sarah Skwire
Sarah Skwire researches and writes on the intersection of literature, liberty, and economics.
Essays
Philip Freneau: The Poet We Need Right Now
Nations always tell stories about themselves. Philip Freneau’s “The Rising Glory of America“ tells an especially timely one.
“Sit Down, Theodore!” Slang and Spontaneous Order
Slang words come and go; the language lives on.
The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon
When political theory meets horror, do not call up that which you cannot put down.
Mini Tacos, Murder, and the Problem of Getting Exactly What We Want
When personalization is king and optimization is everywhere, fiction has lessons about where to stop.
Podcasts
Why Do We Read Dystopian Fiction in Dark Times? with Sarah Skwire
When every headline feels like bad news, dystopian fiction can offer catharsis, a warning, or a little of both. Host Aaron Ross Powell welcomes back Sarah Skwire, Senior Program Officer at Liberty Fund and a Liberalism.org Fellow, to talk about what…
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