Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast

Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 12: Passages from "The History of Freedom in Antiquity" by Lord Acton.

"The History of Freedom" at Online Library of Liberty

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 11: Passages from A Treatise on Political Economy by French economist Jean-Baptiste Say.

Say's Treatise at the Online Library of Liberty

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 10: Passages from Reflections on the Revolution in France by British political thinker Edmund Burke.

Burke's Reflections at Project Gutenberg. 

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 9: Passages from "Sphere Sovereignty," by Dutch Reformed statesman and public intellectual Abraham Kuyper. 

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 8: Passages from The Federalist Papers, no. 39 by James Madison, on federalism and republicanism. 

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In this second episode of the Free and Virtuous People series, Kevin summarizes his interview with Liz Cunningham, who, with husband Sean, raises a family on and sells meat from their ranch in Oregon.

The Free and Virtuous People series will tell the stories of “ordinary” people who have flourished and contributed to their communities through the practice of everyday virtues such as courage, perseverance, compassion, thoughtfulness, and generosity. In the face of diverse and sometimes challenging environments or circumstances, they have demonstrated true freedom—the capacity to choose the good and strive toward the end for which they were created.

Previously published in digital print at the Freedom and Virtue Review. 

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 7: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on  the virtue of justice.

Episode 6: Aristotle on virtue

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The rule of law is  indispensable to a free an virtuous society, and a well-functioning rule of law requires a supportive culture.

Originally published as a commentary at FVI's Substack journal.

Adam Tomkins's article at Law & Liberty.

Thomas Howes's article at The Vital Center.

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Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 6: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on  virtue in general, and on the virtues of courage, temperance, liberality, and good temper

Book 3 of Nicomachean Ethics at Internet Classics Archive

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In this fifth episode of Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, Kevin spotlights passages from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations that describe the nature and benefits of specialization among tasks and workers.

Wealth of Nations at Project Gutenberg

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