All Posts Tagged With: "Roosevelt"

Who Killed the Constitution? The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush

There have now been many conservative and libertarian books covering the demise of American liberty under the U.S. Constitution, so if you don’t think you need to read another one, I understand.
Still, if that’s what you think, you’re wrong.
The latest entry in the genre, Thomas Woods and Kevin Gutzman’s Who Killed the Constitution?, is something [...]

17Jun2009 | J.H. Huebert | 1 comment | Continued

Churchill, Hitler, and “The Unnecessary War”

As a soldier, politician, and writer, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) made a deep imprint on world history for more than half a century. He is best known for rallying his countrymen during the fateful Battle of Britain when he was prime minister—thereby, many people believe, stemming the flood that was sweeping Adolf Hitler to [...]

11Jun2009 | Robert Higgs | 57 comments | Continued

Real Jobs Create Wealth

If the government’s projects were truly worthwhile, they would be undertaken by private efforts, and in their quest for profits, entrepreneurs would handle them more efficiently.

Remember this when President Obama begins to boast about how successful his stimulus plan is.

21May2009 | John Stossel | 9 comments | Continued

The NRA: How Price-Fixing Perpetuated the Great Depression

The National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) dramatically altered America’s traditional free-market system. Under the NRA, a majority of firms in any industry had government approval backed by force to determine how much a factory could expand, what wages had to be paid, the number of hours to be worked, and the prices of products. Whether or not a businessman helped write the code for his industry, he was bound by the terms and subject to a fine or jail term if he violated them.

1Apr2009 | Burton W. Folsom Jr. | 17 comments | Continued