Political Theory

How a great advance in political theory became a justification for the all-controlling state. Review by Joseph Stromberg. 

In a visit to Washington, D.C., William Anderson discovers vast waste, imperial architecture, a welfare mentality, and little to celebrate but the trip home.

Tucker was the voice for individualist anarchism in the late 19th century, and J. William Lloyd was his follower. This essay is from the Lloyd papers, now part of the Mises Institute archives.

In ancient times, moderation meant eschewing vice and embracing virtue. Now it means doing whatever seems expedient. Tibor R. Machan explains.

The television show "West Wing" may be a marvel of acting and moving photography, but it is the worst form of political propaganda. William Anderson deconstructs the messages. 

History is never as clear-cut as it is taught in public schools, but in this instance, something very strange is afoot. Tibor Machan discusses new revelations on nineteenth-century American history. 

The problem of "payola" has been much in the headlines recently. And yet, little has been done to isolate and unravel the complex legal, moral, and economic issues involved.

We are continually told that democracies guard against war. But that view abstracts from the U.S. imperial experience. James Ostrowski compares the rhetoric to the reality.

The teachings of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises offer the answer to those who say we should dismantle civilization to meet the supposed needs of nature. A very powerful speech by George Reisman.

Michael Prowse of the Financial Times was a Misesian. Then he read Durkheim and saw new light. Martin Masse explains why this now-famous conversion was wholly unnecessary.