Alexander Salter

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Alexander William Salter is an assistant professor in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, and the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU’s Free Market Institute. He is also a fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project.

Recent Essays

Beyond the Mechanism: An Economist Grapples with Statesmanship

Alexander Salter - April 30, 2024

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 non-political economics.

Why Love Belongs in Politics

Alexander Salter - March 5, 2020

Lubbock, TX. One month ago, the Senate concluded the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The process was almost purely partisan: Republicans, who control...

Liberty or Empire? Reconsidering the Articles of Confederation

Alexander Salter - March 1, 2020

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 nation’s history and pay careful attention to its lessons.

Why Aren’t There More Conservative Anarchists? On Recovering a Consistent Philosophy of Conservative Anti-Statism

Alexander Salter - September 13, 2019

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 anarchist and conservative postures can yield answers.

Democracy Dies in Delegation

Alexander Salter - August 1, 2019

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...