U.S. History
Deficit Spending Is the Government’s Perfect Weapon
A perpetual and unlimited debt brings the cheapening of money and then inflation, whereby the middle class is economically murdered in its sleep.
More Politics Means More Conflict
A recent study shows that one's political views are now the most widespread source of discrimination and conflict in American society. Politics is now more important than ever because the state is more powerful than ever.
Mark Thornton Discusses The Great Depression
On the It’s Your Money Show: Select the Oct 5, 2014 show.
Red Atlantis: John Collier’s Politico-Economic Utopia and Indian New Deal
From the session on “Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications,” presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
Thematic Continuities and American Destiny: From Lincoln to Obama
From the session on “The Changing and Permanent War Parties,” presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
War, Politics, and Money: Some Economic Aspects of America’s Crusades Since 1900
From the session on “The Changing and Permanent War Parties,” presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
Investors and Austrian Economics
In recent years, we’ve seen more and more Austrian-tinged economic analysis. There has been tremendous growth in interest in Austrian economics among financial professionals.
Understanding the Cold War: A Bibliography
Dr. Gordon provides recommended readings for understanding the Cold War. Communist totalitarianism did not necessitate an aggressive foreign policy.
Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America, edited by Bernard Harris
Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America is a fascinating account of the rise of the welfare state in continental Europe and the U.K. The inclusion of North America in its title is misleading because it certainly does not discuss the mutual-aid-to-welfare-state transitions of Canada or Mexico but only offers a theory in one contribution as to why mandatory health insurance failed to be enacted in the U.S. early in the twentieth century.
