Alexander Salter
Alexander William Salter is an economics professor in the business school at Texas Tech University and a researcher at TTU’s Free Market Institute. He also holds fellowships with the Independent Institute (Oakland, Calif.) and the American Institute for Economic Research (Great Barrington, Mass.). The views in his pieces are solely his own.
Articles by Alexander Salter
Against Very Online Candidates
This critter is quickly overpopulating the public square, apparently lacking a natural predator.
Beyond the Mechanism: An Economist Grapples with Statesmanship
When we refuse to engage our fellow citizens, we are also taking a public position. There is such a thing as non-partisan economics. But there is no such thing as…
Why Love Belongs in Politics
Lubbock, TX. One month ago, the Senate concluded the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The process was almost purely partisan: Republicans, who control the Senate, stymied Democrats’ attempts to…
Liberty or Empire? Reconsidering the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation undoubtedly had their problems. But the spirit of concurrence they embodied is worth celebrating. To revitalize American public life, we should revisit this period in our…
Why Aren’t There More Conservative Anarchists? On Recovering a Consistent Philosophy of Conservative Anti-Statism
Both Dreher’s and Deneen’s projects impel vital questions: how can the Faith be preserved, and how can we protect ourselves from the progressive strain of liberalism? Perhaps a synthesis of…
Democracy Dies in Delegation
For our elites, democratic values and grand political projects go hand in hand. Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg discussed the importance of democracy in adjudicating social tradeoffs. Zuckerberg has also recently called…