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The Posthumous Rothbard

U.S. History

Blog10/20/2017Paul Gottfried

The Progressive Era was a prelude to our present regime, as Rothbard's new book makes abundantly clear.

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Torturer-in-Chief Turned Savior of Freedom?

U.S. History

Blog10/20/2017James Bovard

George W. Bush waged a war against the Constitution and human rights. But since he's now anti-Trump, we're told he's a hero of freedom.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act Was An Assault on Private Property

Labor and WagesProtectionism and Free TradeU.S. History

Blog10/14/2017Chris Calton

Many private employers were contracting with Chinese workers to move to California and work. And then Congress outlawed the contracts.

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Everyone Has Property Rights, Whether They Know it or Not

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

Blog10/11/2017Ilana Mercer

Even if the Native Americans didn't understand property rights at all, that still wouldn't justify stealing their land, and killing them.

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Did the Indians Understand the Concept of Private Property?

U.S. HistoryPrivate Property

Blog10/09/2017Ryan McMaken

On Columbus Day, it's helpful to remember that the American Indians have always been rational users of private property, just like everyone else.

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America: The Dictatress of the World

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

Blog10/09/2017Jacob G. Hornberger

John Quincy Adams warned that if the US sought to run the world, "she would be no longer the ruler of her own spirit."

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Ending Gun Violence Begins by Ending the Drug War

Legal SystemU.S. History

Blog10/07/2017Thomas Eckert

With the horrific shooting that recently took place in Las Vegas, debates over gun control have been given center stage in our media and politics once again. And while every pundit seems to have their own surefire way of combatting gun violence, they all gloss over the elephant in the room....