The Levellers and Early Libertarian Thought
The first-ever libertarians were the Levellers, an English political movement active in the seventeenth century.
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14. The Brilliance of Turgot (continued)
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages 385-412 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Why They Hate Peace
War increases government spending, inhibits free trade, and lays the foundation for numerous future conflicts, writes Ron Paul.
Democracy, War, and the Myth of the Neutral State
The real sovereign is the small ruling class that makes the final decisions in the state of emergency, writes Carlo Lottieri and Luigi Marco Bassan
Gun Control in Nazi Germany
Stephen Halbrook’s new book on gun control in Nazi Germany details the step-by-step process of disarming the German population.
Democracy, War, and the Myth of the Neutral State
The real sovereign is the small ruling class that makes the final decisions in the state of emergency.
The Big, Bad Market: A French Psychosis?
There’s austerity in France, but it’s only austerity for the people while the state feasts on ever-increasing taxes.
Ron Paul, Richard Cobden, and the Risks of Opposing War
Ron Paul is in good company with Cobden, Mencken, Sumner, and the American Anti-Imperialist League — all oppose government militarism.
England’s Levellers: The World’s First Libertarian Movement
The Levellers are often characterized as a quasi-socialist movement, but they had more in common with free markets than with socialists.
The Pope, the Constitution, and Economics 101
The Lou Church Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Lou Church Foundation.
