Smithianism in Russia
When Scottish Enlightenment books were translated and published in Russia, Smithianism began to penetrate its political culture.
World History
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Materialism
The term materialism has two entirely different connotations. The first connotation refers to values. The second connotation is ontological.
Just War
A just war exists when a people tries to ward off the threat of coercive domination by another people, or to overthrow an already-existing domination.
Who Were the Cameralists?
The cameralists were German university professors who advised the princes and their bureaucracy how best to maximize their revenue and power.
The Government and the Currency
In many countries the emergence of the gold standard was effected by the operation of Gresham's law.
Classical Liberalism and the Austrian School
Here is the book to learn classical liberalism from the ground up, written by the foremost historian in the Austrian tradition — Ralph Raico. Every student, scholar, and freedom fan must have a copy of Classical Liberalism and the Austrian...
Withholding Consent from the Khan
Rather than utilize the suspicious paper chits issued by the Khan’s local governor, Tabrizian merchants refused to transact or trade; tents in bazaars stood empty.
The Politics of Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Goethe favored small city-states with an integrated and free market between them.
The Education of an Austro-Marxist
Otto Bauer was not a born trailblazer, and one could not expect him to come up with new ideas. But had he not been a Marxist, he could have become a statesman.
The Liberation of the Demons
Lenin's seizure of power in October 1917 was certainly a turning point. But its meaning was very different from that which the communists attribute to it.
