Lord Acton on the American Constitution
byAT THE TIME of the utmost degradation of the Athenian democracy, when the commanders at Arginus~ were condemned by an unconstitutional decree, and Socrates…
Peace
David Stockman: The Warmongers’ Brawl——How The GOP Is Deserting Free Markets, Sound Money And Fiscal Rectitude
bySource: http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/the-warmongers-brawl-how-the-gop-is-deserting-free-markets-sound-money-and-fiscal-rectitude/ According to Dante’s Divine Comedy the inscription on the gates to hell says, “Abandon hope all ye who enter here”. That phrase should…
Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise
bySource: http://www.epictimes.com/richardebeling/2015/11/thanksgiving-celebrating-the-birth-of-american-free-enterprise/ This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and…
War, Big Government, and Lost Freedom
byWe are currently marking the hundredth anniversary of the fighting of the First World War. For four years between the summer of 1914 and…
Resisting Socialism in early 20th Century Britain
by“The foundations of economic freedom are weakening around the world, according to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation and…
A Portrait of the Classical Gold Standard
by[This excellent article, by Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna, first appeared here https://mises.org/library/portrait-classical-gold-standard] “The world that disappeared in 1914 appeared, in retrospect, something like our picture of Paradise,”…
Böhm-Bawerk: Austrian Economist Who Said “No” to Big Government
by[Editor’s note: this piece, by Richard M. Ebeling, was originally published at EpicTimes] We live at a time when politicians and bureaucrats only know one…
The crisis of interventionism, the end of globalisation, and the looming tech trade war
by“I say to all those who bet against Greece and against Europe: You lost and Greece won. You lost and Europe won.” –Jean-Claude Juncker,…
World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century
by[Editor’s Note: this first appeared on mises.org] Last week marked the 100 Anniversary of the beginning of World War I. That war, which produced…
Matt Ridley on the values of Richard Cobden
byMatt Ridley, in The Times [paywall restricted], considers the political relevance of the values of 19th century Liberals, including Richard Cobden. Surely wanting government…