In his famous 1898 essay, “The Conquest of the United States by Spain,” the great Yale University libertarian scholar William Graham Sumner argued that America had crossed the Rubicon, so to speak, and had become an imperialistic empire. It had become the Spanish empire. But Sumner was only half right. The conquest of Cuba was an imperialistic
Thomas DiLorenzo’s Mises Academy class on imperialism and anti-imperialism begins tonight, September 9, and continues for five weeks. Register now. After the American “Civil War,” the Republican Party, which for the succeeding half century would enjoy monopolistic political power matched only by the Bolsheviks in Russia, set about to deify Abraham
“War is the health of the state.” These famous words of Randolph Bourne have been confirmed throughout the course of American history. This course will examine the origins of a number of America’s wars. In each case, we will study the real origins of the war and compare this with the officially circulated mythology. All too often, America’s wars
The first teach-in developed at the University of Michigan. It was held on March 24, 1965 in response to the sustained bombing of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam by the US government. This teach-in was organized by the students and faculty at the University of Michigan. Volume 3, Number 2; Spring-Summer 1967 Liggio, Leonard P. “Vietnam:
A bibliography compiled by Marvin E. Gettleman consisting of 105 works related to Vietnam. Volume 3, Number 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967) Gettleman, Marvin E. “A Vietnam Bibliography.” Left and Right 3, No. 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967):
Take the quiz. An article from USA Today on the ISI report. Breakdown of the results. It is unfortunately not surprising that the questions on basic economics were among the ones with the lowest percentage scored
This interview was originally published by the Rutherford Institute. John W. Whitehead : There is no end to discussion of John Locke’s impact on the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence lists our inalienable rights to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” and the
Investors Business Daily February 19, 1999 It goes by many names: national service, selective service, conscription, the draft. All four have been heard in recent discussions in Washington about the military’s staffing problems. The All Volunteer Force is facing its toughest trial in its 26-year history. The Navy is 22,000 sailors short of its
Last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris has forced the world’s attention away from causes such as the plight of “white privilege” on college campuses and back to the consequences of blowback in the Middle East . The political response to these atrocities have been predictable — calls for nationalism , more war , fewer civil liberties, and
Pope Francis made history this week when he became the first pontiff to speak before Congress. While his speech made headlines in calling for global action against the dubious problem of global warming , it became clear that Francis had not listened to the advice of Lew Rockwell or familiarized himself with the works of Tom Woods . In fact, Dr.
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