The Origins of “Militia” in the Second Amendment — It’s Not About Slavery
The Second Amendment was motivated by much earlier English ideas about decentralizing the power of the king. It was hardly the invention of Southern slave drivers.
War and Foreign Policy
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The War Powers Resolution Fraud
As experience now makes clear, the War Powers Resolution did not fix the problem of presidential usurpation of Congress's war powers.
The Republic Becomes the Empire
Truman, without consent or knowledge of Congress, declared war on Korea. Congress condoned his usurpation of its exclusive constitutional power.
Why We Learn Nothing about Trade
International trade hasn’t had a very good time lately. The outlook is bleak indeed, but it’s not the first time, nor will it be the last.
The Difference Between Good Globalism and Bad Globalism
Economic globalism — which is a wonderful thing — is something quite different from the highly suspect agenda of political globalism.
How the White House Hijacked the Ability to Declare War
The authors of the Constitution were clear that the power to declare war was limited to Congress. It's important to understand why.
Jim Bovard on Why Washington Never Learns
James Bovard discusses the dismal failures of government regulation.
Latin America vs. the United States: A Tale of Two Independence Movements
Liberalism, freedom, and free markets were far less important in Latin American independence movements than in the fledgling United States.
Not Even the Pentagon Thinks Tariffs Are Needed for National Defense
Having failed to make an economic argument for tariffs, the White House is relying on a dubious national-defense argument instead.
Economics in Service of the State: The Empiricism of Richard T. Ely
[Excerpt from Murray Rothbard, The Progressive Era, Patrick Newman, ed. (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2017), from chap. 13 “World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals,” pp. 428–36.] World War I was the apotheosis of the growing...
