Thanks to Marxist historians, Americans are told that slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries was centered around the United States. The truth is that slavery was widely practiced in Africa long before America was settled and has continued to this present day.
Part of Hitler’s plan for Germany was to clear lands to the East with ethnic cleansing so Germans could have their infamous lebensraum. Yet, Ludwig von Mises in his Omnipotent Government also understood that Hitler’s plan for autarky also played a major policy role.
H.W. Brands offers a refreshing detour from the usual smears lobbed at Charles Lindbergh and the America First Committee.
Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.
Modern states are responsible for modern wars, with its millions of victims. Libertarianism is optimally placed to contribute to this understanding and shows the way to a more peaceful world.
Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.
Historian Ralph Raico, who is well-known in Austrian circles, wrote that Lord Acton believed that principles of liberty came from religious roots, and especially the Catholic faith.
What indicates that bin Laden was telling the truth about his motives and strategies in facilitating suicide terrorism? What about his Muslim constituency?
John Prince Smith, a British national who settled in Germany, led a free-trade movement in that country in the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, his movement ultimately was overpowered by the rise of Bismarck's Realpolitik.
In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire.
