World History
Why Historical Revisionism Matters
Historical revisionism is the process of unmasking government excuses for the state's many crimes.
Rand Paul Is Right about the Nazis and Socialism
Mises in 1944: "The German and the Russian systems of socialism have in common the fact that the government has full control of the means of production."
Why Racism Can’t Explain Europe’s Drive for Conquest and Colonial Power
Historically, Europeans had few qualms about conquering and enslaving other Europeans. This presents some problems for the narrative claiming that injustices committed by Europeans are motivated primarily by racism.
On the Liberty of the Ancients Compared with That of the Moderns
In ancient Athens, “the individual was much more subservient to the supremacy of the social body...than he is in any of the free states of Europe today.”
Why Slave Economies Thwart Entrepreneurial Innovation
In a slave economy, slave owners seek technological innovations that make slave labor more productive. But they also place inefficient and artificial limits on innovations that might change the established social order.
The Myth of Wakanda: How Hollywood Distorts the Legacy of Colonialism
The film Black Panther offered an attractive view of an African nation untouched by slavery or colonialism. Unfortunately, the film offers a rather dubious counterfactual.
Rand Paul Is Right about the Nazis and Socialism
Mises in 1944: "The German and the Russian systems of socialism have in common the fact that the government has full control of the means of production."
What “Experts” Miss about Economic Inequality
Many of the "solutions" peddled by today's experts are more likely to increase wealth inequality than decrease it.
Trump Continues the Never-Ending War on Cuba
The embargo continues, partly because the Cuba situation has indirectly exposed the corrupt sham of the entire Cold War and the corrupt machinery of the US national security establishment.