by Greg Stuessel | Nov 16, 2025 | The Deep Dive
The Myth of the Robber Barons dismantles the long-held narrative that America’s Gilded Age titans like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Carnegie were ruthless villains exploiting workers and crushing competition. Historian Burton Folsom distinguishes between...
by Greg Stuessel | Nov 15, 2025 | The Deep Dive
Discourses Concerning Government (1698) by Algernon Sidney, executed for treason in 1683 with his manuscript as evidence, serves as a fiery blueprint for republican liberty that profoundly influenced America’s Founders like Jefferson. Sidney argues that all...
by Greg Stuessel | Nov 14, 2025 | The Deep Dive
The Myth of Left and Right explodes the idea that “left” and “right” represent coherent worldviews, arguing instead that they’re mere tribal uniforms—social groups bound by identity, not fixed philosophical essences. Authors Hyrum and...
by Greg Stuessel | Nov 13, 2025 | The Deep Dive
The Life of Reason (1905) by George Santayana, source of the oft-misunderstood quote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” offers a profound philosophical autopsy of civilization amid the Industrial Revolution’s...
by Greg Stuessel | Nov 12, 2025 | The Deep Dive
The Road to Serfdom (1944) by F.A. Hayek landed like a bombshell during World War II, arguing that the Allies’ wartime central planning—seen as a path to postwar efficiency and fairness—inevitably leads to totalitarianism, even with noble intentions. Hayek warns...
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