Filibuster in Nicaragua, Part 5: President William Walker
Chris Calton continues the story of William Walker and his hope of “Americanizing” Latin America.
War and Foreign Policy
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Public Goods, National Defense, and Central Planning
Since national defense is not bought and sold in markets, we can't really know its value or whether there is too much or too little of it.
America: a Military Nation
There's a reason why, after 8 years as commander-in-chief, Obama never closed the Guantanamo prison as he promised.
Daniel McAdams on the Real Cost of “Defense”
Jeff Deist and Daniel McAdams discuss the true costs of war.
2018 Looks To Be Another Good Year for Weapons Makers
Trump has long emphasized job creation, but the plan mainly seems to involve pumping more money into the Pentagon and increasing overseas arms sales.
Now’s a Great Time to Stop Meddling in Haiti
If Trump feels Haiti is a mess, he might consider departing from the US's long record of failure there with a new policy of total non-intervention.
The Neglected Costs of the Warfare State: An Austrian Tribute to Seymour Melman
Melman was associated with the left, but his analysis of the warfare state is very libertarian and deserves wider dissemination.
Class Conflict and The Last Jedi
You can talk about the Resistance all you want, but if you force others to die for your vision of galactic politics, you’re one of the bad guys.
Free Trade and the American Political Tradition
We can be both trade globalists and political localists.
A Libertarian Theory of Free Immigration
The problems posed by free emigration and immigration often lead to confusion among libertarian theorists and lovers of freedom.
