by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 8, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
When the war broke out in 1914, the Italian socialist party was divided as to the policy to be adopted. One group clung to the rigid principles of Marxism. This war, they maintained, is a war of the capitalists. It is not seemly for the proletarians to side with... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 7, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
The history of mankind is the history of ideas. For it is ideas, theories, and doctrines that guide human action, determine the ultimate ends men aim at and the choice of the means employed for the attainment of these ends. The sensational events which stir the... by Harry Binswanger | Nov 7, 2008 | POLITICS
The connection of Alan Greenspan to Ayn Rand, decades ago, is being used to blacken her name and her ideas. This from the Leftist “Mother Jones” publication is one of the milder expressions: “In a historic moment, former Fed chair Alan... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 6, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
The dictatorial doctrine as accepted by the Russian Bolshevists, the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis tacitly implies that there cannot arise any disagreement with regard to the question who shall be the dictator. The mystical forces directing the course of... by Raymond C. Niles | Nov 6, 2008 | POLITICS
The antipathy towards mark-to-market accounting is misguided. Mark-to-market is entirely appropriate for goods that trade in liquid markets. Open up your brokerage statement. If you see a notation that your account gained or lost X% of value, that is an application of... by Sylvia Bokor | Nov 5, 2008 | History
Individualism began as a doctrine implicit in the Ancient Greek view of man, best captured in their art and in Aristotelian philosophy. That view consisted essentially of reality being knowable and the base of all knowledge, and of man as a heroic being. Such a view... by Ludwig Von Mises | Nov 5, 2008 | Economics, POLITICS
The German, Italian and Japanese nationalists justified their aggressive policies by their lack of Lebensraum. Their countries are comparatively overpopulated. They are poorly endowed by nature and depend on the import of foodstuffs and raw materials from abroad. They... by Walter Williams | Nov 5, 2008 | POLITICS
There has always been contempt for economic liberty. Historically, our nation was an important, not complete, exception. It took the calamity of the Great Depression to bring about today’s level of restrictions on economic liberty. Now we have another... by John David Lewis | Nov 5, 2008 | POLITICS, War with Iran
Why do I assume that air strikes against Iran will be ineffective, especially given the sad shape of the Iranian economy and its weak military capability? [1]My answer: because everything Bush has done for the past seven years indicates that the strikes will be...
