Under Two Flags
byThe conduct of the Bank, in inflating the currency, produces a rise of prices. The prices of all commodities gradually rise; that begets what…
Richard Cobden
Practising the Principle of Freedom — At Home and Abroad
byOne of the great aspects of Richard Cobden’s defence of freedom of trade was his emphasis on its relationship to peace. Minimal intercourse between…
Mr. Cobden on banking
byBankers’ Magazine Vol I April-October 1844 – H/T Sean Corrigan The author of an interesting work published a short time since, entitled “Sir Robert…
Why Do We Have to Argue the Case for Free Trade?
byI gave the following presentation at a fringe event during the Conservative conference in Birmingham. Human Co-operation and the Universal Division of Labour Adam…
Thomas E. Woods: Cobden on Freedom, Peace, and Trade
by[This article, by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., appeared on Mises.org on Friday, the 20th of August, 2010, under the Creative Commons.] Every student of…
The faith and folly of the Brussels elite
byIn his latest article for ConservativeHome, Steve Baker responds to comments by the departing Charlemagne columnist of The Economist. If the outgoing Charlemagne defines…
Free Trade, Peace, and Goodwill Among Nations: The Triumph of the Free Trade Movement in Great Britain
byWe are pleased to republish here an excellent article by Dr. Richard Ebeling, Professor of Economics at Northwood University. The article originally appeared in…
Cobden on Free Trade and its Relevance Today
byFood is on the whole cheap to us as an advanced or even a post industrial nation. Richard Cobden, with a small group of…
Why I Founded the Cobden Centre
byI founded the Cobden Centre inspired by the writing of F A Hayek, particularly his reference in “Denationalization of Money: the Argument Refined” (IEA,…
“The State is a severe mother”
byFrom Lord Welby’s preface to The Political Writings of Richard Cobden, 1903 (PDF): The State is a severe mother. She demands from her noblest…