Charles A. Conant, Surplus Capital, and Economic Imperialism
Rothbard shows how Conant’s claim that mature economies must export capital abroad linked banking reform to economic imperialism.
U.S. History
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The Gold Standard Act of 1900 and After
Treasury secretaries Lyman Gage and Leslie Shaw used government deposits to aid the banks and inch the country toward central banking.
The Beginnings of the “Reform” Movement: The Indianapolis Monetary Convention
The first organized big-business push for banking reform.
Unhappiness with the National Banking System
Why the nation’s big banks grew dissatisfied with the post–Civil War National Banking System.
The Progressive Movement
Rothbard frames the 1913 Federal Reserve Act as part of the Progressive drive from laissez-faire toward centralized statism.
The Myth of Nationalist Victory: The Articles of Confederation and the Bank of North America
Were stronger central government under the Articles of Confederation and a central bank really necessary to win the American Revolution, as conservative nationalists of the era claimed?
On Little Bighorn Anniversary, Remember Custer’s Crimes
The famed "Custer's Last Stand" at the hands of Native Americans defending their villages is a reminder of the brutality of the US war against the Plains Indians. History tells us that the "heroic" George Armstrong Custer was really the "reckless" Custer who died underestimating his foe.
The Myth of Nationalist Victory: The Articles of Confederation and the Bank of North America
Were stronger central government under the Articles of Confederation and a central bank really necessary to win the American Revolution, as conservative nationalists of the era claimed?
On Little Bighorn Anniversary, Remember Custer’s Crimes
The famed "Custer's Last Stand" at the hands of Native Americans defending their villages is a reminder of the brutality of the US war against the Plains Indians. History tells us that the "heroic" George Armstrong Custer was really the "reckless" Custer who died underestimating his foe.
Lies, Damn Lies, and the History of Capitalism
Modern historians rarely have told the truth about the history of capitalism, and especially in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is time to set the record straight.
