George Ford Smith

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12/28/2025 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

Most academic historians claim that big businesses in the US were economy-choking monopolies at the end of the 19th century, and that government was needed to enforce competition. In reality, the government and businesses joined forces to promote monopolies.

Woodrow Wilson’s Christmas Grift of 1913

12/23/2025 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

Two days before Christmas, 1913, the infamous “creature from Jekyll Island,” the Federal Reserve System, was birthed into our body politic. It has been devouring the economy ever since.

Is Total War in Our Future? The Prognosis

12/11/2025 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

Americans like to think of themselves as peace-loving people. However, our nation’s war record since the American Civil War points to the US government’s affinity for unleashing total war.

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Roger Williams: Exemplar of America’s Soul

11/17/2025 George Ford Smith

Roger Williams, the Baptist minister whose libertarian views ran afoul of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities, should be honored as one of this country’s early libertarians.

Going for Broke

10/09/2025 George Ford Smith

Once upon a time, American firms built with the long term in view, and the government did not try to hinder them. Today, thanks to reckless federal government spending, we are living hand-to-mouth, accumulating massive debts, and soon enough will be broke.

Harry Truman: Founding Father of the National Security State

08/12/2025 George Ford Smith

Following World War II, President Truman helped produce the modern national security state by creating the Central Intelligence Agency. Only later did Truman regret what he did, as the CIA turned into a monster that could never be tamed.

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