Biographies

Pioneering sociologist William Graham Sumner (1840–1910) was a prolific and astute historian of the early American republic. His work is informed by both his classical liberalism and his understanding of economics. He authored eight major works including major biographies and thematic studies concentrating on the vital subjects of currency, banking, business cycles, foreign trade, protectionism, and democratic politics. This article discusses Classical Liberalism and Sumner's academic philosophy.

Gray’s Progress: From Liberalisms to Enlightenment’s Wake

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07/30/2014 Jeremy Shearmur

In this article, Jeremy Shearmur discusses John Gray’s life and work.

Volume 21, Number 3 (2007)

Paul to Jeremiah: Calhoun’s Abandonment of Nationalism

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07/30/2014 Kevin R. C. Gutzman

This article will describe the series of events that launched John C.

The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.

Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.