The Irish Revolution
Fifty years ago, on Easter Monday, April 25, 1916, began the glorious Irish Revolution, a revolution that was to end by sweeping away a monstrous r
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Isolationism, Old and New, Part I
During the 1964 Democratic National Convention,the American people waited while Lyndon Johnson met with the two senators, Thomas Dodd and Hubert Hu
D.F. Fleming on “The Origins of the Cold War”
In the statist world in which we live there is a very real tendency to accept as fact all that the official organs of propaganda emit.
Why the Futile Crusade?
Sidney Lens, by his analysis of the roots of the Cold War In The Futile Crusade, Anti-Communism as American Credo, challenges observers of
World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century
The First World War began one hundred years ago, and it was a total disaster for Europe.
A Brief History of Progressivism
“Progressives” throughout history repeatedly show a fondness for social engineering and state control, writes Andrew Syrios.
When High Taxes Lead to Revolution
The lack of revolutions, even in highly-taxed societies points to the possibility that many are willing to tolerate rather high taxation rates.
Review of Black 47 and Beyond: The Great Irish Famine in History, Economy, and Memory, by Cormac O Gráda
During the late 1840s more than one million Irish died and many more emigrated, with the Irish population not returning to its former level for over a century.
Review of Histoire du liberalisme en Europe.
This volume sets out to debunk the common myths about the origins of liberal thought: that Anglo-Saxon thinkers had a privileged role in the history of liberalism;
Explaining Japan’s Recession
Japan has experienced an Austrian business cycle. The initial boom was created by a central bank–induced monetary expansion. Because of repeated interventions, the economy has not recovered.
