As Will Durant told us, “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.”
Read MoreRemembering Solzhenitsyn →
Bad people are everywhere, but nothing brings them forth and licenses them to do evil more thoroughly than concentrated power and the subordination of morality to the service of a statist ideology.
Read MoreWas Jesus a Socialist? discussion on Acton Institute podcast →
Was Jesus a Socialist? The answer in this podcast, based on my essay of the same title (https://bit.ly/2b6guEd), is an emphatic, unambiguous, categorical, absolute, unqualified, unadulterated and resounding NO! And no ifs, ands or buts either.
Read MoreLeonard Read's "Anything That's Peaceful" →
At the center of this book of Leonard Read’s (one of nearly 30) was this simple but profound proposition: Allow people to live their lives free of the initiation of violence
Read MoreThe Wisdom of Barry Goldwater →
When I came home from government school one day and told him that all my teachers said Lyndon Johnson was the man to vote for, my dad instilled in me a healthy skepticism of classroom authority that’s only grown in the decades since.
Read MorePaul Johnson: One Superb Historian! →
From his countless books documenting centuries of history to his masterful ability to challenge the pseudo-intellectual left, Paul Johnson is worthy of high praise and celebration.
Read MoreIntroduction to Leonard E. Read's 1964 book, "Anything Peaceful" →
Read this book with an open mind and there’s a good chance it will change both your life and the way you see the world. That, as Leonard Read and his life’s work so steadfastly held, is in the end the most effective way to change the world itself, and all for the better.
Read MorePhotography and Entrepreneurship: An Interview with Alfonso Maestro →
Alfonso Maestro and his twin brother Gonzalo are entrepreneurs of a very interesting sort.
Read MoreOn Witold Pilecki for "Our American Stories" radio program →
In this podcast, FEE President Lawrence Reed discusses the only know person to be imprisoned voluntarily in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Read MoreRunning for Liberty in Brazil →
Lawrence Reed talks with Kim Kataguiri, Marcel van Hattem, and Priscila Chammas—candidates for National Congress.
Read MoreThe Stirring Elocution of Frederick Douglass →
It’s worth our time to reflect on the life and words of this great man born 200 years ago this year.
Read MoreThe Man Who Bankrupted a Legislature
To curry favor with Nevada legislators, he offered them confidential and convincing financial advice.
Read MoreCaligula: Plumbing the Depths of Ancient Tyranny →
The history of Rome is a case study in just how much power can corrupt a person, and Caligula is likely the case in point.
Read MoreIt's More Important to BE American than to BUY American →
It makes no more sense to inflict “Buy American” protectionism on yourself than it does to endorse it when it’s imposed on you by law.
Read MoreHappy Birthday Joseph Paxton, Much More Than a Gardener! →
A memorable British entrepreneur, architect and more.
Read MoreThe Great Emancipation of 1834 →
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.”
Read MoreFeeling Grateful for Gratitude →
It may seem like such a little thing, but expressing gratitude is a bigger deal than most people realize.
Read MoreWilliam Jennings Bryan Was Surprisingly Good On Trade →
Today, the distinctions between the two major political parties on trade and tariffs are not as stark as they were in Bryan’s day.
Read MoreCal and the Big Cal-Amity →
Coolidge takes heat from progressives because any other stance ruins their narrative and undermines their agenda.
Read MoreThe Ten Best Presidential Vetoes →
The veto counts among the storied contributions the ancient Roman Republic gave the world 25 centuries ago. Here are ten of the best examples of it.
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