Faculty Research & Public Works
The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership’s faculty members are bringing classroom learning to life through research and authorship of independent work, contributions to academic journals, public speaking, and much more. Additionally, many of our faculty contribute to work through the school’s two affiliated research centers. Explore the depth and breadth of our faculty’s most recent publications and ongoing research below.
Faculty Research
Progressivism and States' Rights
Looks to 1920s history to show federalism is not a historically conservative doctrine but once progressives embraced and should consider again, especially in a polarized America.
"The Entrepreneur"
The essay provides a Christian theological framework for thinking about entrepreneurial activity.
Why Libertarians Should Read Frank Knight
An introduction to Frank Knight's work for libertarians.
Review of The Economics Book: From Xenophon to Cryptocurrency, 250 Milestones in the History of Economics, by Steven G. Medema
What would you put on your list of the top 250 “milestones” in the history of economics? Medema, a leading historian of economics, provides his list in a coffee-table book accessible to a wide audience.
Revisiting Frank H. Knight's 'The Ethics of Competition'
James M. Buchanan revisited his mentor’s famous 1923 essay “The Ethics of Competition” in an essay written for the centenary celebration of Frank Knight’s birth in 1985.
Some Notes on the Chicago School of Economics and Economic Liberty
Based on a forthcoming article in the Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, edited by Matt Zwolinski.
Indelible Legacy: The Indispensable, Uncancelable Statesmanship of George Washington
When George Washington died in December 1799, his comrade in arms in the Revolution, Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, eulogized the great general and president in the House of Representatives, describing him as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” If anything, such words were a restrained expression of American sentiment, for Washington was the one man o
Interview about The Possibility of Religious Freedom: Early Natural Law and the Abrahamic Faiths
Hope Leman interviewed Karen Taliaferro about her book The Possibility of Religious Freedom: Early Natural Law and the Abrahamic Faiths, which discusses conceptual chal
Publius's Constitution, Now More Than Ever
Liberty Law Talk spoke with Colleen Sheehan about Publius and how he contributes to our knowledge and thinking about American constitutionalism.
Featured work
Indelible Legacy: The Indispensable, Uncancelable Statesmanship of George Washington
Authors: William Allen and Paul O. Carrese
Today, statues and monuments of George Washington are under siege, chiefly because of his ownership of slaves. Does he in fact still deserve the honor and veneration of his countrymen? What sort of man was Washington, and what qualities in him made his achievements possible? Can those achievements be separated from his record as a slaveholder and as an ambitious man of affairs? What can we say of George Washington entire?
