U.S. History
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16. Suppressing Tories in the Middle Colonies
Pages 78-79 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume IV: “Suppresing Tories.”
24. Polarization in England and the German Response to Renting “Hessians”
Pages 115-122 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Karl Hess and the Death of Politics
"Some may wonder why it took Hess 20 years to notice all this, why it took a man this obviously intelligent so long to grasp that the Republicans were pretty much the same as the New Deal Democrats he opposed, but with window dressing."
Austrian Paper Money: 1700 and Following
A government which interferes with banking exposes itself to great danger of error, and such errors cost it popular confidence sooner than any others.
The Person with the Bomb Rules
The constitutional arrangement is far from perfect. But, at least if its provisions are obeyed, there is a barrier imposed on arbitrary and secret rule by one person.
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy
A president faced an economic depression that wouldn’t go away, and a deeply disgruntled electorate. Not for the first or last time, the option of entering a war seemed politically appealing. How badly did FDR want a war and to what lengths was...
John Holt: Libertarian Outsider
"Holt, in effect, reasoned his way to libertarianism from his relentless, dogged analysis of what worked and didn't work in education, in the schoolroom."
The “Frenchie” Memorial Scholarship
True enough, while I would have met the qualifications of planning to go on for a secondary education, having a 3.0 GPA or better, and being a varsity letter winner, I wouldn't have stood a chance against the student athletes I'm considering this year, or any who have applied the last few years we've awarded the "Frenchie."
