Review: How the West Brought War to Ukraine
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How US and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastropheby Benjamin AbelowSiland Press; 75 pp. The Ukraine war has generated great controversy, but of one point there can be
Rethinking Climate Change: Are the Apocalyptic Models Wrong?
We are regularly being told that we are in a "climate crisis." But what if that isn't true? What if CO2 actually is good for the greening of the planet? Original Article: "Rethinking Climate Change: Are the Apocalyptic Models Wrong?" This Audio
The African Slave Trade Wouldn’t Have Been Possible without African Elites
There is a revival in the study of the transatlantic slave trade. Several studies pinpoint the slave trade as the genesis of defects in African societies. Continuing in the intellectual tradition of Walter Rodney, these later works posit that the
The Right Against the Regime
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the popularizing of the term "regime" being used against the Federal government. As a recent Bulwark article notes, this change in framing can be seen in conservative
Lessons from a Massacre Committed 450 Years Ago
On this day in 1572, French Catholics slaughtered thirty thousand Protestants (known as Huguenots) in the streets of Paris. The French king and the pope helped organize the the biggest religious massacre in Europe in the 1500s. Roughly half the
Money Is Not Wealth, Nor Is Wealth Natural Resources
Development economists often confuse natural resources with wealth and then are puzzled when countries rich in resources experience widespread poverty. Free markets lead to creation of wealth, period. Original Article: "Money Is Not Wealth, Nor Is Wealth Natural Resources" This Audio Mises
Malcolm McLean: The Unsung Capitalist Hero Who Changed the World One Container at a Time
Ask the average person what they believe to be the most economically important innovation of the twentieth century, and they’ll probably point to the internet. The internet has certainly disproved Paul Krugman’s prediction that it would have no greater impact
Should Libertarians Get behind States Waging “Humanitarian” Wars?
Fernando R. Tesón is all mixed up. He thinks libertarians' principled nonaggression ties their hands in the face of violence against others and that this limitation extends to good-guy states. Original Article: "Should Libertarians Get behind States Waging "Humanitarian" Wars?" This Audio Mises