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Nils Karleby dog i tuberkolos 1926, samma år som hans bok gavs ut. Karleby var ideolog, chefredaktör för SSU:s tidskrift…

Moderaterna meddelade i veckan att de arbetar för att Sverige borde tillåta surrogatmödraskap, vilket innebär att kvinnor ska få bära…

In his charming little book, Stephen Mumford explores the philosophy of football (”soccer”). The book has five main chapters (the…

If there is one constant in liberalism, it may be the recognition that there is no liberal ”truth” that has been found and can be universally applied. Liberalism must change. That is what it does.

The American revolution is one of the most significant events in modern history, and I have always felt too uninformed about it. Alan Taylor’s book offers a comprehensive yet accessible introduction. It reads like a novel and sticks like honey.

What is the role of utopian thinking in politics? We can think of an ideal society such as, e.g., communism…

Years ago, I wrote my bachelor’s thesis on T. M. Scanlon’s book What We Owe to Each Other. I have…

Det moraliska försvaret av ägande- och marknadsprinciper är ett ständigt återkommande diskussionsämne inom liberalismen. Jag ger i essän “Ett humeanskt försvar av äganderätter” ett försvar av äganderätter med rötter i filosofen David Humes etik.

I first read about de Soto’s research in a 2017 column by Andreas Bergh (in Swedish). In the column, Bergh writes…

Liberals in particular should read it, as it shows how some of our most important political opponents think. Why Liberalism Failed furthers an understanding not of the ”failure of liberalism,” but of the rise of 21th century conservatism.