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On February 21, 1967, while on patrol with US Marines north of Hue, in South Vietnam, Bernard Fall, distinguished French-born expert on Vietnam and a professor at Howard University, was killed by a land-mine. Left and Right here presents reviews of Fall’s last two works, recently published, on Vietnam. Volume 3, Number 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967)

Like many who came to political consciousness during the second world war, Bernard Fall possessed a sixth sense about political issues. But in the case of Fall this sense was enriched by his seizing upon an active political role — as a young guerrilla in the French Forces of the Interior. Volume 3, Number 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967) Liggio, Leonard

(Barthelemy) Charles (Pierre Joseph) Dunoyer (1786-1862) was born on May 20, 1786 at Caremac in ancient Tureme (Quercy, Cahorsin), the present-day Lot. His father, Jean-Jacques- Philippe Dunoyer, was seigneur de Segonzac. Destined at an early age for the order of St. Jean de Malte, he began his education in the order’s near-by house at Martel.

Volume 2, Number 1 (1978) I The last several years have witnessed a remarkable outpouring of criticism of the American system of public education. While the usual attacks on the quality of the instruction, the character of the curriculum offerings and the cost efficiency of its operations continue to be the concern of many, several critics have

Some years ago in Modern Age (Winter, 1958-59). in a poem dedicated to Robert A. Taft, Sr., he was referred to as “Old Round- head”, and compared to the English revolutionary, John Pym (1584-1643). The historical connotations and the loving insights revealed by that designation are highly significant. In the 20th century, Taft, indeed, did

Introduction Before the War Bolshevik Spokesmen in America Between World Wars Career Imperialism and Neocolonialism The Truman Doctrine The Marshall Plan The Policy Regime of McGeorge Bundy Richard Nixon, Leader of the Free World Notes National-security management is a 20th-century phenomenon. It is a product of three major factors in contemporary

One had to be struck by the vehemence with which Ivan Illich ‘s Deschooling Society has been attacked. The review in the New York Times Book Review (July 11, 1971) by one of the educational establishment is an example.  Why this violent reaction, one wondered, reading through the review? And then, the answer came. Illich’s advocacy of the free

Economics is not a dry subject. It is not a dismal subject. It is not about statistics. It is about human life. It is about the ideas that motivate human beings. It is about how men act from birth to death. It is about the most important and interesting drama of all — human action. [ Libertarian Forum , 1974] Thus, Percy Greaves launched his very

The death of Ludwig von Mises has brought forth numerous essays on his contribution to economics. It is equally in order to discuss his work in the historical sciences, as he called them. Having had the honor and pleasure of attending Mises’ graduate seminar during the years in which he wrote Theory and History and devoted his seminar to that

From the Atlas Foundation : LIBERALISM AND CHRISTIANITY, BY Leonard P. Liggio The Ludwig von Mises Institute of Auburn, Alabama has provided another service to the friends of liberty in publishing the Ph. D. dissertation of Professor Ralph Raico. The dissertation, The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville, and Lord