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The Conquest of the United States by Spain

Americans once dreamed of a country that did not care about global greatness or glory. It was within our reach if we had been wise enough to grasp and hold it.

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Imperialism and the Logic of War Making

Joseph T. Salerno

As a human endeavor like any other, war making is the product of reason, purpose and choice. A proper analysis of war must take into account the goals of the war makers.

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The Taboo Against Truth: Holocausts and Historians

Ralph Raico

In fact, all great states in the 20th century have been killer states, to a greater or lesser degree.

War and Inflation

A state without money or a state that must tax its citizens to raise money for its wars is necessarily limited in its imperial ambitions. Keep in mind that this is only a problem for the state.

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What If Public Schools Were Abolished?

If we could abolish public schools and compulsory schooling laws, we would have better schools at half the price—and be freer too.

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Everything You Love You Owe to Capitalism

While capitalism gives rise to prosperity and freedom, the state thrives on an economically ignorant public.

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Freedom of Association

How a person uses the right to associate (and to not associate) is a matter of individual choice profoundly influenced by the cultural context.

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Mises and Liberty

Lew Rockwell discusses Friedman at the dedication of the Mises Institute library.

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Wages, Unemployment, and Inflation

Ludwig von Mises

If one does not stop in time the pernicious policy of increasing the quantity of money and fiduciary media, the nation's currency system collapses entirely.

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The First French Communists: The Conspiracy of the Equals

Murray N. Rothbard

"Caius Gracchus" Babeuf came to Paris in 1790 and imbibed the revolutionary atmosphere. Five years later, he founded the secret Conspiracy of the Equals.