1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (205+ words) As pointed out by Alexander Fink, three features in particular render the Hanse especially intractable for scholars who wish to fit it into models of state governance or jurisdictional prerogative. First, the Hanse never had any power to tax. In…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) The many countries that attempted socialism as an economic model did not witness worker control of the means of production but rather governmental control of the means of production through the abolition of private property, forced expropriations, and political persecutions…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) The movement toward liberty has roots in two eras, neither of which saw much liberty. One lineage comes from the Enlightenment while the other emanates from ancient philosophers.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/two-lineages-liberty The Two Lineages of Liberty The movement toward liberty…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1031+ words) Because the conflict with Britain was focused in New England, those colonies were ready for independence in early 1776. But there was still resistance in the middle and Southern colonies. The reason, Rothbard argues, was that commitment to the crown seemed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (580+ words) Revolutionaries announce themselves. Fabians study the building, learn its procedures, and apply for positions inside it. That difference explains why the Fabian Society deserves the attention of anyone interested in the growth of the managerial state. Founded in Britain in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) “The state has proven incapable of leading us wisely, and our growing recognition of that cold fact is amazingly liberating.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated plans for five city-owned grocery stores to compete with private stores in NYC. However, as…...