Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast
The official podcast of The Freedom & Virtue Institute. A place for those interested in ideas and who are committed to the advancement of a society that believes in human dignity and individual freedom. Host, Ismael Hernandez is the founder of the The Freedom and Virtue Institute and author of the book, Not Tragically Colored.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Juan de Mariana on Money
Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 16: Excerpts from Juan de Mariana's Treatise on the Alteration of Money
Mariana, A Treatise on the Alteration of Money, at Journal of Markets & Mo…
The Danger of Intellectual Vanity
Thomas Sowell: “It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.”
The antidote to intellectual pride is not ignorance, apathy, or negligence; it is humility.
Munificence: The Virtue of the Wealthy
Traditionally understood as a virtue peculiar to the wealthy, munificence—the expenditure of great sums to accomplish great works for the common good—may actually apply to all of us.
Originally publi…
Orestes Brownson on Government
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 15: Excerpts from The American Republic by Orestes Brownson.
The American Republic at Project Gutenberg
Chrysostom on Wealth and Poverty
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 14: Passages from St. John Chrysostom's Four Discourses, Chiefly on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.
Discourse Two at Christian Classics Ethereal Library
"Don't Be Afraid to Start at the Bottom!"
In this third episode of the Free and Virtuous People series, Kevin presents the story of Lisa, a banking executive who overcame a difficult childhood background. Previously published in digital prin…
Frederick Douglass on Slavery
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 13: Passages from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass Papers Project
Acton on Freedom
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 12: Passages from "The History of Freedom in Antiquity" by Lord Acton.
"The History of Freedom" at Online Library of Liberty
Say on the Entrepreneur
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 11: Passages from A Treatise on Political Economy by French economist Jean-Baptiste Say.
Say's Treatise at the Online Library of Liberty
Edmund Burke on Revolution
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 10: Passages from Reflections on the Revolution in France by British political thinker Edmund Burke.
Burke's Reflections at Project Gutenberg.
Abraham Kuyper on Sphere Sovereignty
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 9: Passages from "Sphere Sovereignty," by Dutch Reformed statesman and public intellectual Abraham Kuyper.
Madison on Federalism and Republicanism
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 8: Passages from The Federalist Papers, no. 39 by James Madison, on federalism and republicanism.
“Humility Is Always Key”: Business and Stewardship on an Oregon Ranch
In this second episode of the Free and Virtuous People series, Kevin summarizes his interview with Liz Cunningham, who, with husband Sean, raises a family on and sells meat from their ranch in Oregon…
Aristotle on Justice
Freedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 7: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on the virtue of justice.
Episode 6: Aristotle on virtue
No One Above the Law
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…
Aristotle on Virtue
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 Nicomachea…
Adam Smith on the Division of Labor
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 task…
Foundations for Success: Strong Community, Strong Family
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 t…
Popes on Power
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 tempora…
Tocqueville on Associations
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.