Advocates for US military intervention have invoked the war against the Barbary pirates as justification. Yet, an examination of that conflict shows that President Jefferson’s actions were limited and followed the direction of Congress.
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In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines John Tomasi’s thesis of Free Market Fairness that the collectivism espoused by John Rawls is compatible with classical liberalism. Not surprisingly, Dr. Gordon has another viewpoint.
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A long-enduring myth about money is that we need a flexible or “elastic” currency for the economy to grow. Economist Jonathan Newman joins us to talk about why this has never been true.
Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal prosecutors have a long history of bringing unjustified, politically-motivated prosecutions.
Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal prosecutors have a long history of bringing unjustified, politically-motivated prosecutions.
The Renaissance period is see as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor look at the news this week, including the escalation of threats to turn federal troops onto blue states, criminal charges for former FBI Director James Comey, and yet another government shutdown.
Was Jackson’s victory over the Second Bank of the United States a triumph for liberty, or did it merely expand federal authority under the guise of constraining it? His legacy is complicated, but there is much we can learn from it.
The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.