The Election of 1856: A Victorious Defeat
Chris Calton deconstructs the the Presidential election of 1856.
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David Gornoski on Anthropology and Liberty
David Gornoski and Jeff Deist discuss the intersection of libertarianism and cultural anthropology.
1.3. The Attempts to Form Cartels
From Chapter 1, "Railroads: The First Big Business and the Failure of the Cartels".
9.7. Allied Group: The American Association for Labor
From Chapter 9, "The National Civic Federation: Big Business Organized for Progressivism".
14.9. Creating the Acceptance Market
From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".
4.2. Pietists vs. Liturgicals: The Political Party Constituencies
From Chapter 4, "The Third Party System: Pietists vs. Liturgicals".
6.1. The First Collapse: 1894
From Chapter 6, "1896: The Collapse of the Third Party System and of Laissez-faire Politics".
7.3. T.R. as President: The “Good” Trusts
From Chapter 7, "Theodore Roosevelt: The First Progressive, Part I".
13.5. The New Republic Collectivists
From Chapter 13, "World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals".
8.3. Theodore Roosevelt and the Conservation Crusade
From Chapter 8, "Theodore Roosevelt: The First Progressive, Part II".
14.2. The Road to the Federal Reserve
From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".
1.1. Subsidizing the Railroads
From Chapter 1, "Railroads: The First Big Business and the Failure of the Cartels".
9.5. Monopolizing Public Utilities
From Chapter 9, "The National Civic Federation: Big Business Organized for Progressivism".
14.7. Britain and the Gold Exchange Standard
From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".
10.3. Ethnoreligious Conflict and the Rise of Feminism
From Chapter 10, "The Progressive Era and the Family".
