Ibn Khaldun: An Arab Scholar 21st Century Politicians Could Learn From
Daniel Hannan, the same Lord Hannan of Kingsclere who served as an elected member of the European Parliament from 1999...
Lawrence W. Reed
When Thoughts Turn to Gold
Architect of a school of economic thought regarded by many as just a notch above quackery, John Maynard Keynes of...
How the United States Conquered Inflation Following the Civil War
According to the most recent polling data, the American public’s approval of Congress stands at a dismal 21 percent. Almost...
What China’s Hyperinflation in the 1940s Can Teach Americans
Not so long ago, when the dollar was “as good as gold” and so were many other currencies, economists spoke...
Mori Arinori: The Japanese Tocqueville, Part 3
Mori Arinori of Japan (1847-1889) began his service as Japan’s first ambassador to the United States when he was just...
Mori Arinori: The Japanese Tocqueville (Part 2)
By the time Commodore Matthew Perry sailed his fleet of American gunboats into the harbor of Edo (now Tokyo) in...
Celebrating Freedom in Prague—Three Decades After Its Liberation from Soviet Socialism
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC—I am in one of my favorite cities this weekend to deliver a speech at European Students for...
Mori Arinori: The Japanese Tocqueville (Part 1)
In the early 1830s, the French political philosopher and historian Alexis de Tocqueville toured America. He compiled his observations in...
Putting Milton Friedman to Work at 110
My years of teaching college-level economics courses at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan (from 1977-1984) are among the most memorable...
Why Warren Harding’s Reputation Is Receiving a Long Overdue Renovation
A typical head of state craves pomp and circumstance, especially if he’s at the center of it. If others (such...
Russia Almost Sold Alaska to This Tiny European Country Instead of the United States
What conclusions might you draw from the following statistics? At about 1,000 people per square mile, the population densities of...
Ukrainians Have Been Defying Foreign Invaders for a Thousand Years. Their Courage Is No Surprise
Chicken Kiev may be a popular dish but as the world has learned in recent days, the word “chicken” does...
