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| Amagi - the Sumarian word for Liberty |
If you're unfamiliar with the Liberty Fund, it is "a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The Foundation develops, supervises, and finances its own educational activities to foster thought and encourage discourse on enduring issues pertaining to liberty." It's logo, reproduced nearby, is the Amagi - the eariest known appearance of a word meaning "freedom" or "Liberty." It is found on a Sumarian clay tablet dating from about 2,300 years ago.
At the Liberty Fund web site, you will find information on conferences and educational materials. In addition to the Online Library of Liberty, the Fund also hosts the Online Library of Law and Liberty as well as the Library of Economics and Liberty. This latter site offers an excellent series of podcasts called Econtalk hosted by Russ Roberts, Professor of Economics and the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Distinguished Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Russ Roberts and his guests on these podcasts have been my enjoyable companions for many years on long drives. Always informative and very often challenging; the topics range from economics to engaging discussions about food and nutrition.
If you're serious about understanding the why and the how of America or want to go beyond the trope of politics, the Liberty Fund will reward you over and over.
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