Unjust Wars, Then and Now
Like all wars, a just war is laced with dangers beyond the inferno of the battles, especially if war funding relies to a significant degree on the printing press.
U.S. History
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The Rise of Imperialism in Virginia
The tiny colony was apparently not too young to have "foreign affairs"; and, indeed, it learned all too quickly the ways of interstate relations.
Rhett Butler, Ron Paul, and the Election of 2012
Presented to the Auburn University Economics Club; Auburn, Alabama, on 6 March 2012.
The Genesis of the American Warfare State: 1861-1890
Sponsored by Furman Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow, 25 February 2012 at Furman University; Greenville, SC.
The Fall of Communism in Virginia
In the Virginia colony, each person contributed the fruit of his labor according to his ability, and each received produce according to his need.
Postwar Rent Controls
Rent-control laws cause housing shortages.
Freedom and Federalism
The Jeffersonian states'-rights tradition is the key to understanding why Thomas Jefferson believed that the best government is that which governs least.
Disintegration of the Fur Monopoly
Within a decade of the Puritans’ arrival in Massachusetts, the Plymouth fur trade had virtually disappeared. How did this happen?
Emersonian Individualism
We’re better off judging Emerson on the basis of his words, which could be called libertarian.
