Roosevelt’s Fraud at Yalta and the Mirage of the “Good War”
The fact that Yalta can now clearly be seen to have been a betrayal is another reason to be wary when pundits and talk show hosts jump on the bandwagon for the next killing spree abroad.
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The Origins of the 2 Percent Inflation Target
Janet Yellen was concerned that low inflation could "paralyze the economy," especially during economic downturns.
Alexander Hamilton: Centralist and Nationalist
If you like high taxes, crony capitalism, central banking, and a central authority that can regulate everything you do, thank Alexander Hamilton.
Alexander Hamilton: Centralist and Nationalist
If you like high taxes, crony capitalism, central banking, and a central authority that can regulate everything you do, thank Alexander Hamilton.
From 9/11 to Covid-19: Nineteen Years of Permanent “Emergency”
Whether we're commanded to trust the experts, abandon the rule of law, or venerate government for "keeping us safe," the 9/11 panic and our current crisis have many things in common.
1920: The Crash That Cured Itself
The “forgotten depression” can still teach us important lessons: that the interventionist and spendthrift state is often more part of the problem than it is of the solution.
The Welfare State Did What Slavery Couldn’t Do
Thomas Sowell concluded that, “A vastly expanded welfare state in the 1960s destroyed the black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and generations of racial oppression.”
2020: The 1960s Redux?
Amity Shlaes has read Mises and the Austrians, and understands property as the foundation for civilization. She is an expert on the criminally underrated Calvin Coolidge, and a devastating critic of Hoover and FDR’s Great Society schemes. Shlaes is the rare historian who understands economics.
From 9/11 to Covid-19: Nineteen Years of Permanent “Emergency”
Whether we're commanded to trust the experts, abandon the rule of law, or venerate government for "keeping us safe," the 9/11 panic and our current crisis have many things in common.
Why the State Seeks to Abolish Both Tradition and History
The best way to think about tradition is to view it like capital accumulation. Knowledge is accumulated through countless centuries of trial and error. The state seeks to destroy historical consciousness and old ways of life to secure power.
