World History

Economic disasters often lead to a rise in the number of people willing to work in the sex trades — which are staffed mainly by desperate people.

In Nation, State, and Economy, Ludwig von Mises offered a radical alternative to the prevalent models for solving national conflicts.

In a way, the separation of the Czechs and Slovaks was like Brexit and the UK’s 1980s privatizations combined, only a lot more complicated.

Steven Pinker’s attempt to rescue the Whig theory of history and demonstrate that we live in the best of all worlds turns out to be an utter failure.

New Brazilian president Bolsonaro does not pretend to understand much about economics, but some of his advisors may move in the right direction.

The goal of the liberals — properly defined — has always been to fight what Macaulay called "the all-devouring state."

Hitler is the modern archetype of political evil, but many who condemn him still embrace his socialist economic policies.

Some Marxists have been quite explicit about their desire to apply the Marxist idea of exploitation to nearly every facet of society.

The United Nations has big plans for your tax money.

The Nobel committee this year showed that it has embraced clever economic modeling as a replacement for scientific progress.