What Empire Does to a Culture
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
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Small States, Global Economy
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
5. Secession and the American Experience
States had the right to secede. The War Between the States was not launched to free slaves. Lincoln believed that whites were superior and favored the deportation of freed slaves. The South was for free trade; the North wanted protectionism.
The Case for a 100% Gold Dollar, Part 2
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
4. Lysander Spooner and Other Antebellum Radicalism
Lysander Spooner in the antebellum period has been overlooked. He was a radical abolitionist lawyer. He wrote The Unconstitutionality of Slavery. William Lloyd Garrison felt the Constitution was a bloody pro-slavery compact.
The Case for a 100% Gold Dollar, Part 1
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
3. The Principles of ‘98
1798 was an important year. The Principles of ’98 influenced all of American history. The Alien and Sedition Acts and the Kentucky Resolutions revealed these principles.
IV. The Monetary Breakdown of the West
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
2. The Constitution: Four Disputed Clauses
As of 1790, all original thirteen colonies had ratified the Constitution. Four clauses have caused great trouble ever since: The War Powers Clause; The Commerce Clause; The Necessary and Proper Clause; and, The General Welfare Clause.
350 Years of Economic Theory in 50 Minutes
Market economies are not only efficient but just, founded on individual liberty, division of labor, and private property. Free markets produce every product and every service desired. Free markets distribute all products and services through voluntary exchanges.
A Libertarian Gallop Through American History
Some American History is not covered at all in history books. Four of these ignored stories are: 1) in 1798 a law passed making it a crime to say unkind words about anyone in the US government, other than the vice president, who at the time was Jefferson.
III. Government Meddling With Money
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
1. Themes and Lessons from Colonial America
Fischer’s book Albion’s Seed described four British folkways into the colonies. The four were Puritans to New England, aristocrats to Virginia, Quakers to Pennsylvania, and borderland immigrants to Appalachian backcountry.
II. Money in a Free Society
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
The Origin and Nature of Money
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan: The Fed and War Finance (16 September 2006, University Club, New York, NY).
War and Inflation: The Monetary Process and Implications
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan: The Fed and War Finance (16 September 2006, University Club, New York, NY).
What Government Is Doing to Our Money
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan: The Fed and War Finance (16 September 2006, University Club, New York, NY).
The Revolutionary War and the Destruction of the Continental
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan: The Fed and War Finance (16 September 2006, University Club, New York, NY).
Preface to What Has Government Done to Our Money?
From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
