U.S. History
American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
American Independence and the Seeds of Big Government
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
Was the American Revolution Radical?
[Chapter 80, “Was the American Revolution Radical?,” from Murray N.
A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, establishment politicians drove the city into de facto bankruptcy. A new generation of political elites are doing the same.
A Half-Century after New York City’s Fiscal Collapse, the City’s Politicians Have Learned Nothing
Voters in last week‘s Democratic Primary in New York City had to choose between a socialist and a crony capitalist. They chose the socialist. Fifty years ago, Establishment politicians drove the city into de facto bankruptcy. A new generation of political elites are doing the same.
Republicans and Big Government
Contrary to popular myth, every Republican president since and including Herbert Hoover has increased the federal government's size, scope, or power. Over the last one hundred years, of the five presidents who presided over the largest domestic spending increases, four were Republicans.
The American Revolution Was a Culture War
The Boston Tea Party was an opening act in what came to be a violent culture war and war of national liberation. And it helps us understand how America in 2020 could become as bitterly divided as America during the revolution.
The American Revolution Was a Culture War
The Boston Tea Party was an opening act in what came to be a violent culture war and war of national liberation. And it helps us understand how America could become as bitterly divided as it was during the revolution.
Trump’s Strike Against Iran: Weapons of Mass Overreach
Another president, another “strike for peace.” Trump’s assault on Iran wasn’t about safety. It was another step in the long tradition of unchecked executive power and endless war waged without consent.
