The Secret History of the Monopolization of Welfare by the State
– September 9, 2019
Many intellectuals called for an end to private charity and its replacement with a full government system, not due to the paucity of private benevolence, but rather due to what they considered its excessive generosity.
Slavery Did Not Make America Richer
– August 21, 2019
A close and careful look at the empirical record reveals that one cannot infer that America was made richer from slavery. It is even clear that America was made poorer by slavery.
How Capitalist-Abolitionists Fought Slavery
– August 19, 2019
A capitalist benefactor of the American abolitionist movement used his business to wage war against slavery. He ended up revolutionizing the American financial industry in the process.
Rothbard’s First Impressions on Free Banking in Scotland Were Correct
– August 18, 2019
Nothing in Rothbard’s later view manages to cast doubt on his earlier view and White’s thesis, much less refute them.
The Anti-Capitalist Ideology of Slavery
– August 16, 2019
The anti-capitalist ideology of southern slaveholders presents a conundrum for historians who erroneously equate the plantation economy with the free market.
The Cultic Milieu and the Rise of Violent Fringe
– August 7, 2019
The notion of the cultic milieu helps explain many aspects of today’s politics, such as the rise of movements like the alt-right, and the growth of fringe beliefs across the ideological spectrum.
The Past Is a Nice Place to Visit. You Wouldn’t Want to Live There.
– July 18, 2019
Should we study and learn from the past? Of course we should. Should we yearn for the past, seek to return there, and perhaps undo the progress of the last several centuries? Of course we shouldn’t.
The Capitalist Achievement of Recorded Music
– July 17, 2019
Or in the musical context, the capitalist achievement consists not of softer seats at the opera for the king and queen but access to a practically infinite library for pennies a day.
Competition Is the Path to Financial Inclusion
– July 8, 2019
Financial regulators appear to fear the creation of a few, small experimental entrants more than they fear the failure of the nation’s many, uber-risky megabanks.
The Social History of the Picnic
– July 3, 2019
Thanks to the rise of prosperity and commercial society, picnicking was finally something for all to enjoy, not only the rarefied elite.
