Blog Post | Politics & Freedom
Underrated Industrialist, Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood was an entrepreneur, abolitionist, inventor, and in many respects the first modern philanthropist.
Paul Meany
Turgot and an Early Theory of Progress
Turgot, a French statesman, economist, and early advocate of economic liberalism, was one of the first to ponder how we achieve moral and material progress.
Xiaogang: How a Village Went Forward While China Went Back
Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” caused widespread famines. The small village of Xiaogang had suffered enough under communist principles, so residents decided to implement private property—and the results of this experiment changed the whole nation of China.
Blog Post | Health & Medical Care
The Slave Who Changed the Course of American Medicine
Sometimes it is the unsung heroes who move humanity forward.
From Ancient Declinism to Modern Progress
Pessimism was the norm for most of human history.