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Freedom is once again the central theme of Skinner’s new book, Liberty as Independence.A work of history that seeks to pinpoint exactly how long the older republican notion of liberty prevailed before ...

It’s not just local news that affects the economy in general and the PSE in particular. Recent international news, coming from the most powerful economy, can jolt not only its own market but also the ...

Mill’s ‘Autobiography’ was considered too shocking to publish while he was alive. Behind his musings on many of the philosophical and political preoccupations of his time lie the confessions of a ...