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Articles by Ralph Lerner
Re-imagining the Great Emancipator
Ralph Lerner Current Issue How shall a generation know its story If it will know no other? — Edgar Bowers The impulse to judge the past in a harsh and unforgiving spirit has probably never been stronger in this country than it is today. This is especially true of those individuals who have been singled out in our national story — individuals whose achievements earlier generations of Americans chose to celebrate.
Does Industrial Policy Work? (with Mike Watson)
Daniel Wiser, Jr. , Daniel Kane & Mike Watson August 08, 2021 In recent years, some on the right have argued that the national interest requires policymakers to coordinate key sectors of the economy, and that this would mark a return to a proud American tradition. But the history of American economic policy provides as much a warning as a guide for these would-be planners, and should leave them wary of attempts to direct the economy from the top down.
The Mystery of Ben Franklin with Ralph Lerner
Ralph Lerner , Daniel Wiser, Jr. & Daniel Kane July 04, 2021 Benjamin Franklin presents us with layers of confounding mystery. And that’s how he wanted it. From his earliest creation — a set of letters to the editor of the New-England Courant written under the pseudonym Silence Dogood — he hid himself behind masks that let him speak frankly yet always ambiguously. Both what he said and how are keys to his enduring appeal.
Book Review: Art Law
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Even though the art world and its accompanying group of legal advisors has expanded greatly since the first publication, no one has bested this treatise. Amelia Brankov | Nov 04, 2020 Art Law is the brainchild of the ultimate art law duo, Ralph E. Lerner and his late wife, Judith Bresler. Originally drafted over 30 years ago, it’s the go-to legal resource for attorneys, art world professionals and collectors.
Constitutionalism for Realists
America’s political institutions are consumed by a crisis of legitimacy. Public faith in our system of government has crumbled. Many believe it’s deeply corrupt, or rigged for the benefit of others. This view crosses party lines—or rather, our partisan divisions seem increasingly to turn on who is to blame for American democracy’s decline and fall. The 2016 election results have swelled the ranks of those convinced that our democracy is a sham, particularly on the left.
Keeping Company with the Great Authors: A Conversation with Ralph Lerner
Ralph Lerner is one of our nation’s most distinguished political philosophers. The Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus in the College and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago has ranged widely in political philosophy, teaching and writing on medieval philosophy, Alexis de Tocqueville, 17th and 18th century British thinkers, and the American Founding, among other subjects.
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