“I have been a strong supporter and personal contributor of the Archbridge Institute since its founding. I believe they are one of the most important new efforts in the liberty movement, and I have full confidence in Gonzalo Schwarz and the team he is building.”

“Archbridge is distinctive in combining a commitment to human dignity with a caring, pragmatic vision. As a black person, most organizations on the left compromise our dignity; on the right, caring is not always apparent. Archbridge provides a path forward.”

“Archbridge Institute has conducted indispensable research highlighting the deep connection between advancing human progress and cultivating a society that adopts the empowering mindset of Agency. For the rising generation, Agency is the antidote for a pessimism that too often short circuits the ambitions necessary to achieve the American Dream and lead a meaningful life. Thankfully Archbridge stands out as a premier institution reminding all of us of the building blocks that undergird human flourishing.”

“The Archbridge Institute’s Human Flourishing Lab has enormous potential to re-energize the culture nationally and globally. With meaning front and center, the Lab will help people everywhere confront their fears, pursue their goals, and create a better, more optimistic world.”

“The team at Archbridge focuses on the too-often-ignored cornerstone of a prosperous society: Social Mobility. Time and again their research and articles accurately report on the signal where many others report on the noise in our increasingly divided society. Archbridge’s contribution to a constructive, academically rigorous and humanly respectful discourse makes them indispensable. I am proud to be on their board and excited for the excellent work this team will produce in the future.”

“Freedom advocates often make the mistake of explaining liberty’s benefits in overly abstract terms. Liberty, however, is not, and cannot be, an abstraction, for ‘[y]ou will recognize them by their fruits.’ For the common person, the fruits of freedom are, and must be, recognizable, apparent, tangible and attainable. This is where the battle must be won; in demonstrating that we cherish freedom not as an intellectual conception, but because it provides the average person the best chance to find their bliss. The Archbridge Institute corrects this error, by proffering clear and convincing evidence of freedom’s bounty for all.”

“I spent the last decade collecting data about human progress and giving talks on the improving state of the world. When presented with facts showing humanity’s progress over the last few hundred years, some people appear delighted. Others seem incredulous. I have even encountered people who seemed genuinely angered by what they saw and heard. As far as I can tell, the more ideologically committed people are to a set of apocalyptic beliefs, the less likely are they to accept the empirical evidence and change their outlook on the world. That’s where a statistician’s toil ends, and a psychologist’s work begins. Why do people believe ideas unsupported by facts? What utility do they derive from embracing doom and gloom? I can’t think of anyone better suited to answer those questions than Professor Routledge and his team.”