U.S. History
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The Chinese Exclusion Act Was An Assault on Private Property
Many private employers were contracting with Chinese workers to move to California and work. And then Congress outlawed the contracts.
Just Say No: Reagan Militarizes the War on Drugs
Chris Calton explains several of the consequences of the Reagan Administration's War on Drugs.
Why Understanding the Progressive Era Still Matters
Editor’s Note: Murray Rothbard’s new masterwork, The Progressive Era , is now available for purchase. Judge Napolitano’s preface below speaks to why the Progressive Era is so key to our understanding of modern America. This is the first of many...
Everyone Has Property Rights, Whether They Know it or Not
Even if the Native Americans didn't understand property rights at all, that still wouldn't justify stealing their land, and killing them.
Did the Indians Understand the Concept of Private Property?
On Columbus Day, it's helpful to remember that the American Indians have always been rational users of private property, just like everyone else.
America: The Dictatress of the World
John Quincy Adams warned that if the US sought to run the world, "she would be no longer the ruler of her own spirit."
Ending Gun Violence Begins by Ending the Drug War
With the horrific shooting that recently took place in Las Vegas, debates over gun control have been given center stage in our media and politics o
The American Militia and the Origin of Conscription: A Reassessment
The history of American militias is a complex and often-misunderstood story of both public and semi-private militias.
Yellow Journalism and Cheech and Chong: Drug Policy in the 70s
Chris Calton explores US drug policy between the Nixon and Reagan Administrations.
