Price Fixing in the Massachusetts Theocracy
From the first, the Massachusetts oligarchy imposed maximum-wage controls, thereby aggravating a shortage of labor. Slavery filled the gap.
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America’s First Individualist Anarchist
The logic of liberty and a deeper meditation on scripture had both led Anne Hutchinson to the ultimate bounds of libertarian thought.
War Collectivism
More than any other single period, World War I was the critical watershed for the American business system. It was a “war collectivism,” a totally planned economy run largely by big-business interest through the instrumentality of the central...
Rhode Island’s Founder Abandons Liberty
The heroic fighter for liberty <em>out</em> of power is often tempted, once he has the reins of command, to rationalize that <i>now</i> "order" must be imposed — by him.
The Libertarian Origins of Rhode Island
The logic of liberty had drastic implications. If the individual conscience is supreme in religious matters, why shouldn't it extend to civil matters as well?
Rethinking the American Union
Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century repays careful study by anyone interested in political philosophy or American history.
Coercing Morality in Puritan Massachusetts
The Puritan ministry stood ready to use the secular arm against heresy — or against lapses from conformity.
Capitalist Vistas: Walt Whitman and Spontaneous Order
In Democratic Vistas we find extensive evidence of Walt Whitman's sympathy with ideas broadly in accord with Hayek's vision of social evolution.
The Rise of Imperialism in Massachusetts
In 1628, Plymouth established a virtual New England tradition of persecution by dispatching an armed troop to eradicate Merrymount.
The Fall of Communism in Massachusetts
In 1627 the seven years of enforced communism expired.
