World History

Contrary to the government's claims, Britain is not becoming safer as the British government becomes bigger.

Jesus's instruction to "render unto Caesar" is an example of subtle sedition against the Roman state — and not a command to pay taxes.

The US can help itself by ending the Drug War — which will bring some normalcy back to Central America.

President Trump is saying that the U.S. government will lift economic sanctions against North Korea if it “denuclearizes.” Cuba denuclearized in 1962. 

Cultural Marxism is the philosophy that underlies today's trend toward crushing all dissenting opinions.

Specialization and foreign trade are good things, even if one party to the transaction could produce everything better and cheaper than the other.

Efficiency is not just the avoidance of waste. When entrepreneurs expand the boundaries of what is economically possible, we get "dynamic efficiency," which is essential for progress. 

The history that didn't happen can be just as interesting as the history that did.

WWI symbolized the triumph of militarism and nationalism over the all-too-brief flourishing of liberalism — and also sowed the seeds of fascism, socialism, and the Second World War.

The Dutch Republic transformed the fervor of predestination into faith in personal destiny — and the singularly capitalistic means of getting there.