"Until recently, we knew liberty without order was decadent and order without liberty was tyrannical. But many powerful and influential figures have decided this wisdom is obsolete because it obstructs their demands for ‘systemic equity’ or their desire to ‘own the libs.'" In The Spirit of '76: Libertarianism and American Renewal, author Alexander W. Salter advocates for a return to founding-era principles of "ordered liberty," emphasizing natural rights and limited government. Published in 2023, the book outlines a defense of traditional American ideals against the expansion of state power.

Alexander W. Salter is Comparative Economics Research Fellow at the Free Market Institute and Georgie G. Snyder Professor of Economics in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration. Dr. Salter's research and teaching interests include comparative political economy, institutional analysis, and the economics of governance. He is interested in monetary economics and macroeconomics, and especially the question of which monetary and macroeconomic institutions best promote economic stability. He is the author and coauthor of four books and more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals including Journal of Macroeconomics, American Political Science Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Institutional Economics, and Public Choice. He also serves as an associate editor of The Journal of Private Enterprise. 

Alex's popular writing has appeared in several other publications including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, National Review, RealClearPolitics, and City Journal. Alex teaches an undergraduate course in Applied Business Economics and a gradate course in Austrian Economics. He has also taught a graduate course in Public Choice.