Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 7: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on  the virtue of justice. Episode 6: Aristotle on virtue Support the show ..read more

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. Support the show ..read more

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 Support the show ..read more

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 Support the show ..read more

In this inaugural episode of our Free and Virtuous People series, we tell the story of an Ohio entrepreneur who grew up on a Mohawk reservation in New York. 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 w ..read more

In this fourth episode of Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, Kevin cites passages from three popes—Gelasius I, Boniface VIII, and Leo XIII—on the distinction between the spheres of temporal and spiritual power.   Support the show ..read more

In this third episode of Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, Kevin highlights the reflections on civil society and associations from Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.  Support the show ..read more

Marking the anniversary of one of Pope John Paul II's encyclical letters, Kevin reflects on the importance of a proper understanding of human reason. Support the show ..read more

In this second episode of Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, Kevin excerpts passages on the natural law from Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica.  Support the show ..read more

Inaugurating a new podcast series—Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition—research director Kevin Schmiesing reads a classic text by the French economist Frederic Bastiat: "The Broken Pane."  Support the show ..read more