U.S. History

It's unknown what Trump thinks is the real reason for the current war with Iran, but stealing the oil is perhaps on the list, right after bombing the country "back to the stone ages." 

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency.

When protesters began tearing down Confederate statues and markers in the summer of 2020, Walter Williams objected to what he called “statucide.” Such antics, he argued, would serve no purpose in advancing the best interests of black Americans.

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency.

Foreign policy scholar Brandan Buck joins Ryan McMaken to talk about whether or not a US tactical victory in Iran can lead to a strategic victory as well. And what does victory for the Iranian state look like? Are there any prospects for a lasting peace? 

America has a long history of vibrant small business. But small business went into decline in the twentieth century, and it wasn't just due to large scale industrialization. Government has played a big role.

All aboard! Government policies are moving us down the tracks into proverbial political perdition. This is a ride many of us would rather not be taking.

Modern academic historians have been captured by the cultural Marxists, no matter how much they deny the obvious truth.

Modern academic historians have been captured by the cultural Marxists, no matter how much they deny the obvious truth.

Contrary to what the Modern Monetary Theory advocates and their Chartalist allies are claiming, the 1690 colonial Massachusetts issuance of fiat money did not create an enlightened moment in U.S. monetary history. Instead, it was a monetary bait-and-switch.