What’s right with the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
byThe TPP may boost real-incomes by $285bln by 2025 US Congress should approve the TPP to avoid international political embarrassment The TPP may be…
Richard Cobden
The Politics of “Free” Trade Agreements
by[Editor’s note: this article, by Carmen Elena Dorobat, first appeared at Mises.org] Amidst news of the prolonged worldwide recession, new air strikes, secession attempts, and…
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…
On the subject of free trade and world peace
byRichard Cobden was renowned for his role in the Anti-Corn Law League, campaigning against import tariffs. He was also a champion of the idea…
Richard Cobden: activist for peace
byOn June 3, 1804, Richard Cobden was born. Nicknamed the “Apostle of Free Trade,” he spearheaded the campaign against the protectionist Corn Laws, leading…
Richard Cobden’s achievements
by“We are on the eve of great changes” Richard Cobden told Parliament in February 1846. He was correct. Britain stood poised to embark on…
The letters of Richard Cobden
byWe are pleased to announce a special discount for Cobden Centre readers on The Letters of Richard Cobden from Oxford University Press: In four…
Is it Just to Bomb Libya?
byThe Prime Minster has justified his leading role in orchestrating a UN resolution to protect the citizens of Libya, particularly those in the east…
Bagehot’s obituary of Richard Cobden – 1865
byWalter Bagehot’s 1865 obituary of Richard Cobden, from the Online Library of Liberty (H/T Sean Corrigan). Twenty-three years ago—and it is very strange that…