Ranchers and Empire in the American West
The battle over cattle grazing in Nevada is just the latest episode in a long history of federal regulation of lands in the American West.
U.S. History
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The History of U.S. Central Banks
Interviewed by host Alan Butler, Mark Thornton discusses the first three central banks in the United States.
The Geniuses at The Fed Will Never Let The Debt Be a Problem
The non-chalant tone — look at those guys in the fever swamp — they think that debt is bad, it’s fine — Or at least that’s Matt Ygelias
Crony Capitalism and the Transcontinental Railroads
The first transcontinentals were all creatures, not of capitalism or the private markets, but of government.
Robert Taft and His Forgotten “Isolationism”
"It turns out that Taft was right on every question all the way from inflation to the terrible demoralization of the troops.”
Galbraith Was Right About Advertising
The greatest promotional offender is not the marketplace, but the arm twisting by government.
Tax Consumers, Taxpayers, and the Cox Box
The Cox Box: A libertarian class analysis based on two classes: the taxpayers and the tax consumers.
Endangered Species, Private Property, and the American Bison
The only way to save endangered animals is through free markets and privatization.
