Real Heroes: Richard Cobden
[Editor: Not American history but a good history lesson none the less] by Lawrence W. Reed, founder of FEE (Foundation for Economic Education) March 18, 2016 Each week, Mr. Reed will relate the stories of people whose choices [...]
The First Congress
Book Review by Mark G. Spencer Calling the House to Order A bill of rights was the No. 1 priority of the first Congress. But no one thought they were producing sacred writ. ‘We are in a wilderness [...]
What is the American Form of Government
By Stephen Palmer May 18, 2008 The common belief — which is grossly incorrect — is that the American form of government is a democracy. Our founders were clear that democracy is the worst form of government. A more [...]
James Hill, Railroad Man
One of the Greatest Entrepreneurs in American History James J. Hill Transformed the American Northwest Daniel Oliver, Lawrence W. Reed, May 27, 2016 One hundred years ago this weekend, James J. Hill, the subject of this fine 2001 [...]
The Sacrifices Made by the Men Who Signed the Declaration
Michael Sabo / July 01, 2016 The signers’ mutual pledge to themselves to sacrifice their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for the cause of independence shows that these men took seriously their duties to the people of the new [...]
Public Schools? To Kansas Conservatives, They’re ‘Government Schools’
LEAWOOD, Kansas — Erica Massman, a moderate Kansas Republican, refers to the building where her daughter attends fourth grade as a public school. Ms. Massman’s mother, whose politics tilt further to the right, calls it something else: a [...]