U.S. History
Unjust Reparations Will Not Empower Justice
With Kamala Harris announcing she is open to imposing “reparations for slavery” if elected president, it is time to take a hard look at the injustice that would be part of this scheme. There is no way to fashion a just outcome out of it.
Four Years of Biden’s Foreign Policy Failures
Anthony Blinken‘s term as US Secretary of State will be ending, although not soon enough.
Today’s Pols Are All Bryanites
In his failed 1896 presidential campaign, inflationist William Jennings Bryan declared that he would “not crucify mankind on a cross of gold.” But at least even Bryan favored silver money. Today‘s political candidates will crucify us on a cross of paper.
The Old Right Opposed Tariffs
The Old Right was a principled band of intellectuals and activists, who fought the “industrial regimentation” of the New Deal. They loathed tariffs and saw protectionism as a species of socialist planning.
It’s Good to be Skeptical of Elections
As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.
Peace as a Prerequisite for Civilization
While men like Murray Rothbard and Ludwig von Mises believed in “just” war, nonetheless, they did not believe that wars lead to “just” outcomes, as war leads to destruction of civilization. The outcome of the American war of secession proved that point eloquently.
Centralizing Federal Power through Southern Reconstruction
One of the outcomes of the American Civil War was the movement toward centralization of political power in Washington. The Reconstruction regime imposed upon the former Confederate states following the war was an overt attempt to further impose federal power there.