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Four Cheers for Capitalism

by Sheldon Richman March 1, 1997

Is capitalism morally wanting? A lot of people think so--and not just the Clintons. Conservatives, of both the neo and paleo variety, seem uncomfortable with what they call "unbridled" capitalism. Recently William Bennett, the former drug and education czar, launched an attack on it in announcing a new project. ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 9

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 The Republican "revolution" was doomed from the start. The reason is due to the fatal flaw in the moral, political, and economic philosophy of the Republican ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 8

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 During the first few weeks of the Republican "revolution," Republicans were talking like libertarians. "It's time to dismantle FDR's New Deal and LBJ's Great Society," they ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 7

by Jacob G. Hornberger August 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 With the Republican takeover of both houses of Congress in 1994, the Republicans announced that a new "revolution" had swept America, led by Senator Robert Dole ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 6

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 The Roosevelt Revolution in the 1930s was not a revolution of arms. It was not a revolution of armies. Nevertheless, it counts as one of the ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 5

by Jacob G. Hornberger June 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 It would be difficult to find a better example of socialist central planning than public schooling. The system is run by a board of government officials, ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 4

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 It would be difficult to find a better example of socialist central planning than the Federal Reserve Board — the central bank of the United States. ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 3

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 The year 1913 was one of the most revolutionary years in American history. Two things dramatically changed the nature of American society and the philosophy of ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 2

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Our 19th-century American ancestors created the most unusual society in history. No income taxation. No Social Security. No Medicare. No Medicaid. No welfare. No public housing. ... [click for more]

The Failure of the Republican “Revolution,” Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 1996

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 There have been four significant non-violent revolutions in American history: the Revolution in 1776, the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, the constitutional amendments of 1913, and ... [click for more]

The Religious Right

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 1, 1994

Sixty years ago, there occurred one of the most monumental revolutions in history. It was a revolution that shook the very foundations of American society. For 150 years, the American people subscribed to a fundamental moral principle with respect to the role of government in their lives: Government shall never be ... [click for more]

The Greying of the Conservative Idea: Freedom and the Social Order

by Richard M. Ebeling October 1, 1994

Ours is a time without a consistent ideological or philosophical direction. The utopian dreams that dominated more than three-quarters of our century have lost their attractiveness for most people, after the attempt to implement them produced nothing but death camps, slave labor, and mass terror. Fascism, National Socialism, and ... [click for more]