Jim Otteson of Yeshiva University has recently alerted me to the existence of a new blog, Pileus, hosted by the Fund for American Studies. The common thread is scholars’ examining public-policy controversies from a classical-liberal perspective.

What, you may be thinking, does “pileus” mean? As the blog explains, a pileus was a felt cap given in ancient Rome to a freed slave — someone who’d really appreciate the benefits of liberty. Unlike many academics, the bloggers here appreciate the benefits of liberty.