Barry Brownstein

Solzhenitsyn knew how tempting it is to put evil somewhere else. His harder lesson was that conscience begins by looking at what we are capable of ourselves.

Self-government begins within. C. Terry Warner shows how grievance and self-deception trap us in victimhood—and how reclaiming agency can lead to greater freedom.

Adam Smith believed freedom rests not merely on rights, but on citizens willing to govern themselves. When grievance replaces self-examination, liberty becomes increasingly dependent on external authority rather than inner discipline.

A badly parked car in Acadia National Park becomes the starting point for a deeper question: Can a free society survive if its citizens no longer govern themselves?

AI can imitate leadership, but can it understand, judge, or care?

When theft is reframed as justice, the moral foundations of civilization begin to erode.

Why do “do-gooders” become coercive? Passion overrules reason, turning abstract compassion into real harm for those closest to them.

Anger feels powerful, but Seneca shows it weakens us. Learn his practical Stoic method to master anger, reclaim self-control, and live more freely.

Our perception narrows when we allow anger to take hold; our judgment becomes distorted. We see threats where none exist; we interpret neutral actions as personal affronts. The mind, as Seneca explains, becomes “a slave of the thing that shoves it along.”