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John Hasnas says the common law has a lot to recommend it over lawmaker legislating. He makes his case in Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society.

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Created as a sop to the teachers‘ unions, the Department has presided over huge declines in student academic performances and has played a vital role in politicizing formal learning at all levels. 

Original article: Why It’s Time To Abolish the Department of Education

 

 

Modern “antiracist” historians have pursued the myth that the virtuous North engaged in warfare with the South in order to free slaves and end chattel slavery. The historical record, however, tells a much different story.

Original article: North and South in Antiracist Revisionism

 

 

The Austrian School of economics traces its roots to the School of Salamanca in medieval times. The scholastics of Salamanca, in turn, were influenced by the canon jurists from the University of Bologna, demonstrating the rich and historic roots of Austrian economics.

Original article: Another Merit of Medieval Bolognese Canons

 

 

The Federal Reserve continues to be the not-so-silent partner to the government's reckless deficit spending scheme. While the Fed tries to force down interest, US bond yields are rising, as the markets recognize these bifurcated policies.

Original article: US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes

 

 

One of the fallacies of modern academic neoclassical economics is that we can take cardinal measures of value. Austrian economists, beginning with Carl Menger, know better.

Original article: Prices Are Not Measurements of Value

 

 

Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean-Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings.

Original article: From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship