Political Theory

General Andrew Jackson, fresh off the election of 1828, assumes the office of the presidency, armed with a battle plan to bring down the institutions he blames for the corruption of the republic.

So many to choose from but Scott Trask picks ten of the most glaring economic errors that have bespotted the history of American economic policy.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop consider the counterfactual of what would have happened if Donald Trump were still president. 

The election of 1824 pits the Old Republicans against the entrenched interests of one-party rule in America.

The French Revolution is a large and complex event worthy of a Gibbon, but it may not have happened at all if the French monarchy had balanced its budget.

Frédéric Bastiat reminds us of the dangers to all sides of using military force as a means of securing resources or to bring freedom to foreign peoples.

It is time to get back to normal life, and that starts with visible human faces.

How the American Right evolved from Nockian radical libertarians into a movement that openly declared, "God bless the establishment." 

Following the Louisiana Purchase, the Madison administration sets its eyes on American expansion.

We will win. But how long will it take, and at what price victory?