Once upon a time, a little chicken named Chicken Little was sitting under a tree when an acorn fell on her head. In a panic, she ran around telling everybody who would listen that the sky was falling. At first nobody believed her, but finally one particularly silly and vulnerable little creature panicked with her. [...]
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The Liberty Fund just sent me one of the treasures they publish to try to save the world from its own follies. In this case, it’s called The Natural Law: A Study in Legal and Social History and Philosophy. Heinrich A. Rommen wrote this book while practicing law during the dissolution of the Weimar Republic and the rise [...]
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Heads of school prudently ask me, “What will my teachers take from your conference on nature? Will there be anything practical?”
To that I joyfully respond, “I think so.”
But I’m being mischievous. I’m happy to say that the conference will be full of practical workshops. For example, my wife, Karen, will be presenting a talk on [...]
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