U.S. History

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Raymond James Krohn

In 1844 Massachusetts resident Lysander Spooner (1808–1887) advertised in the public press the establishment of the American Letter Mail Company.

Luigi Marco Bassani

Surveys of libertarian-leaning individuals in America show that the intellectual champions they venerate the most are Thomas Jefferson and Ayn Rand

H. Lee Cheek, Jr.

During the sectional crisis, the overwhelming practical and theoretical inheritance that nourished the Southern worldview was built upon an appreci

Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

In this article, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel reviews Thomas E. Woods, Jr’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History.

Joseph R. Stromberg

In 1792, Thomas Paine sounded a cautionary note about the economics of empire:

Thomas J. DiLorenzo

All radical schemes to reconstruct the South entailed some more or less permanent expansion of central state activity and expenditures. 

Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

The War Between the States has been a source of controversy for some time among libertarians.

James Ostrowski

The United States Constitution guarantees the right to trial by jury in both civil and criminal cases.

Donald W. Livingston

What it means to be an American, both for Americans and foreigners, is largely determined by one’s attitude toward the war to defeat Southern indep