Liberty Fund

What happens when a system makes it hard for narrow majorities to act?

Yuval Levin with AEI (@AEI) argues that the frustration creates an incentive to broaden majorities and build coalitions.

With congressional maps redrawn in a number of states this year, what do the results suggest about who gets elected?

Matthew Continetti (@continetti) with AEI (@AEI) explains why, in deep red or deep blue districts, the primary is the only election that matters, and why that makes consensus builders hard to elect.

"To be an American is not to be somebody, but to believe in something."

The late historian Gordon Wood describes what he sees as the idea at the center of American identity.

Why did the state get involved in delivering the mail? The late Ronald Coase says it had little to do with economics and a lot to do with politics, namely controlling information and putting down sedition.

On the anniversary of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, historian Gordon Wood explains why he sees Americans as heirs of a liberal English tradition.