Belgian Colonialism of the Congo: Facts and Fiction
Like many colonial ventures, Belgium's involvement in the Congo had some successes—and many failures.
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Real Progress versus the Progressives
Progressives have distinguished themselves in the past half century by being against progress. That trend is unlikely to change.
Has World War III Already Begun?
The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.
Faculty Panel: Policy and History
Featuring Per Bylund, Lucas Engelhardt, Karl-Friedrich Israel, Tate Fegley, Shawn Ritenour, and Timothy Terrell.
Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable
Even under chattel slavery, inequality was still pervasive. Carpenters, sugar boilers, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers constituted an elite core of slaves.
Progressives Have Corrupted Not Only Money, but Its History as Well
Social democrats are so desperate to cast off limits on government that they'll embrace anything that justifies their ambitions. So they invent theories of money that are very, very wrong.
To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette Economy in Postwar Germany, 1945–48
Postwar Germany was occupied, in ruins, with an economy in chaos. Germans were reduced to using cigarettes supplied by American GIs as money.
Mises and Nationalism
At a time when ethnic politics were tearing Europe apart, Ludwig von Mises believed that such ethnic devotion did more harm than good.
How East Germany’s Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance
The East German secret police, the Stasi, developed the art of mass surveillance using pre-digital methods. Modern tech now makes the job a lot easier.
