Mises InstituteOpinion

Constant, Tocqueville, and Acton on the Enlightenment, Liberalism, and Religion

The growing power of the centralized state loomed as the central problem for liberalism in the early nineteenth century, and ...
Nghe An

It is unacceptable to distort history and the image of leaders in the name of "critical thinking" or "enlightenment."

Recently, the book "Stories with Thanh - A New Account of Light" and the viral video clips by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam have caused a strong reaction on social media. Although disguised by the concepts of ...
Gettysburg

Independence Part 2: Enlightenment Roots of Independence

The thinking of the Americans debating independence in 1776 was heavily influenced by writers of the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was a late 17 th-18 th century European intellectual movement that ...
Forbes

Wisdom, Enlightenment, And A Life In Business

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A cultural polyglot, born in Asia and naturalized in the US, Lintao “LT” Lu shares his ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

Zero-sum Thinking and the Roots of US Political Differences

We investigate the origins and implications of zero-sum thinking: the belief that gains for one individual or group tend to come at the cost of others. Using a new survey of 20,400 U.S. residents, we ...
Harvard Business Review

Cultivating the Four Kinds of Creativity

One island of stability in the sea of conversation about the future of work is the conviction that our jobs will become increasingly creative. The World Economic Forum, McKinsey, and nearly every ...