What Crushed the Corn Laws?
Restriction of the freedom of trade was, for members of the league, intimately connected with "landlordism" and the aristocracy.
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Trade and the Rise of Freedom
International exchange and economic freedom are mutually reinforcing, while protectionism is a form of political control.
The Fateful Wish for Price Stability
Price stability is a scheme dreamed up by central bankers and other interventionists in an effort to circumvent markets.
How Markets Foster Human Cooperation
Only human beings know how to overcome irreconcilable, nature-given conflicts: by embarking upon cooperation.
Bastiat the Great
We could use more Bastiats today, writes Henry Hazlitt. We are, in fact, in desperate need of them.
William Tell, Tax Rebel
Adam Young tells the true story of William Tell, the Swiss legendary hero who symbolizes the struggle for individual and political freedom.
John Stuart Mill and the New Liberalism
Much of the confusion prevailing in the historical study of liberalism can be traced to John Stuart Mill, whose importance is greatly overstated.
The Laissez-Faire Radical: A Quest for the Historical Mises
For Mises, self-determination of nations and nationalities was simply grounded in the rights of individuals.
The Causes of the Revolution of 1776
The colonists regarded the State primarily as an instrument whereby one might help oneself and hurt others.
Do Taxpayers Want to Pay For Those Shut Down Government Services?
In addition to kicking the can down the deficit road year after year, the federal government employs a variety of tools to mask the true cost of government.
