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Brian A. Smith is Senior Program Officer at Liberty Fund and a Contributing Editor at Law & Liberty. He is the author of Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer (Lexington Books, 2017). Before joining Liberty Fund, he taught politics and great books at Montclair State University from 2009–18. He tweets at @briansmith1980.

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Conversion by Inches?

Pursuit of Happiness
October 10, 2025

McDougall's Wiser View of American History

Politics
July 9, 2025

Dissident Blessings in the Negative World

Pursuit of Happiness
May 1, 2025
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McDougall's Wiser View of American History

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Dissident Blessings in the Negative World

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Aaron L. Nielson

Pursuit of Happiness

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