Political philosophy usually hands you two options for what the state actually is, and asks you to pick a side. The liberal tradition, running from Locke through the American founding to most modern minarchists, treats the state as a neutral […]
Ask someone how a political movement grows and they'll usually answer in terms of message, money, or charisma — the right slogan, enough donors, a leader people will follow. Those things matter, but they're not what actually determines whether a […]