The Pursuit of Happiness: Purpose, Intention, Action + Politics “Every art and every inquiry, and likewise every action and choice, seems to aim at some good, and hence it has been beautifully said that the good is that at which all things aim. But a difference is found among ends: some are activities, while others are products distinct from the activities that produce them. Where there are ends beyond the actions, the products are by nature better than the activities.” — Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics My next blogpost next week on the solar eclipse and why a text such as the above was foundational for the U.S. Constitution. As we face endings and step into 2026 with new horizons to be explored, the reminder is clear: how do we return to those principles, or keep them alive, so that new beginnings are anchored in purpose for civilization. By the way, these are also the principles of human action in Austrian economics, the same grounding in purpose, intention, and action that carries into our time. Movement is evolution, and purposeful behavior is what grounds a civilized polis. Stay tuned!