This issue explores the foundations of liberty through defenses of trial by jury, critiques of political overreach, and analyses of how self-interest channels human behavior in productive rather than destructive ways. Authors examine Hayek’s warning about centralized knowledge, expose the dangers of fractional-reserve banking, and highlight how campaign-finance reforms, environmental activism, and public-school initiatives often undermine the very goals they claim to advance. Additional pieces study early American champions of freedom—such as William Penn—challenge central planning in law, education, and business, and reaffirm respect for economic success, individual dignity, and the voluntary order of a free society.
