Political Theory

The first presidents were appointed, not elected. Not until the rise of Andrew Jackson in the 1820s did popular voting have a role in the selection of presidents.

Another outstanding book from the pen of Forrest McDonald, reviewed by Joseph Stromberg, debunks the historical claims of the consolidationists. 

The direct election of Senators consolidated government power and left the states without representation, says John MacMullin.

Elections don't choose society's authentic leaders. Real leaders emerge from within the ranks of voluntary sector of society, says William Anderson. 

The secret of the state's rise was the separation of the ruler from the organization, says Martin van Creveld, who also predicts the state's demise. 

A survey of mainstream economists shows that a majority want to go to work for Gore, which, says William Anderson, is all we need to know

Back in Print: A book by Murray N. Rothbard that shaped a generation of intellectuals and laid the groundwork for a revolt against centralized social and economic management.

Benjamin Tucker wrote that "Power feeds on its spoils, and dies when its victims refuse to be despoiled."

New anti-gun book reveals the class hatred felt by intellectuals for a broad section of the American people, says Joseph Stromberg. 

I expected to dislike this book. Stanley Fish, the author of distinguished books on Milton and George Herbert, long ago found the world of literary scholarship too confining.