The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 2: Wood versus Iron
The ironclad CSS Virginia ushers in a new age of naval warfare.
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We Don’t Need Neoliberalism — We Already Have Liberalism
Neoliberalism is a not a free-market or libertarian ideology. It's really just a throwback to the mercantilism of old, in which government-sponsored monopolies push their agendas on everyone else.
Government Shutdown Shows Why We Need to Decentralize National Parks
We’re supposed to think it’s perfectly normal that Washington DC bureaucrats decide whether or not you can use an outhouse toilet 2,500 miles from DC. Because it’s in a “national” park.
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack
The Confederates begin their strategy to combat the superior Union Navy by creating a new technologically superior warship.
The Atomic Bombing of Japan, Reconsidered
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, chief among the naysayers, said, “I was against (use of the atomic bomb) on two counts. First, the Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing."
In Praise of Christmas Tree Salesmen
It's thanks to markets and entrepreneurs that turkeys, toys, and Christmas trees can be mass produced and delivered to a great many ordinary people at a reasonable price.
Private Religious Schools Have Long Been Targeted by Governments
Whether Christian or Jewish, public schools and their allies have long attempted to crush private religious schools.
1861 in Review
In this mini-episode, Chris Calton briefly reviews the important themes and takeaways from the first year of the Civil War.
Chapter 14. The Later 1960s: The New Left
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
