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History Is Not a Mathematical Calculation

02/06/2026 Mises Wire Wanjiru Njoya

Understanding history is not about understanding formulas or narratives. Instead, we must understand the people who made history, their motives, and their goals.

A Positive View of Sectional History

02/02/2026 Mises Wire Wanjiru Njoya

In most nations of any size, sectionalism is almost inevitable. How nations handle such divisions, historian Frank L. Owsley, determines if sectionalism is peaceful or becomes violent. It became violent in the US in 1861.

When Hate Speech is Defined as a Crime

01/26/2026 Mises Wire Wanjiru Njoya

Many progressives believe that certain kind of speech, or what they call “hate speech,” should be subject to criminal penalties, including imprisonment. Murray Rothbard understood that such laws would destroy our very freedoms.

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A Positive View of Sectional History

02/04/2026 Wanjiru Njoya

Calhoun’s Doctrine of the Concurrent Majority

01/06/2026 Wanjiru Njoya

Sensing the dangers of tyranny by the majority, John C. Calhoun developed the doctrine of the concurrent majority which served to limit the powers of government.

The Constitution as a Weak Reed

12/31/2025 Wanjiru Njoya

In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. However, the Constitution actually advanced federal government power or failed to ultimately prevent it.

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