Not long after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote of "the natural right which 0 men have of relinquishing the country in which birth or other accident may have thrown them, and seeking subsistence ...
Soviet Civilization: A Cultural History
by Andrei Sinyavsky (New York: Arcade Publishing, 1990); 291 pages; $24.95.
At the height of the great purges in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, Stalin personally sent instructions to the Soviet secret police which stated ...
During hard times there are few phrases as frequently heard as, "Something must be done!" And what is usually meant by the phrase is that governmental action is needed to cure the economic ...
This Hemisphere of Liberty: A Philosophy of the Americas
by Michael Novak (Washington, D.C.: The American Enterprise Institute Press, 1990) 152 pages; $18.95.
Michael Novak is one of the most eloquent Christian advocates of capitalism ...
Government: Whose Obedient Servant? A Primer in Public Choice
by Gordon Tullock, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady (London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000); 184 pages; $15.
IN SPITE OF THE COLOSSAL DISASTER of socialism throughout the world ...
You may recall seeing the December 24, 1990, issue of Newsweek on the newsstands. The cover had a granite wall with raised lettering, spelling out the words, "Thought Police." If you read the ...
Economics on Trial: Lies, Myths, and Realities
by Mark Skousen (Homewood, Illinois: Business One Irwin, 1990) 314 pp.; $21.95 (h).
For 150 ...
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith constructed some of the most devastating arguments against the then-prevailing system of economic policy — mercantilism. In practically every country in Europe, governments regulated, controlled and planned the economic activities ...
Unfinished Business: A Civil Rights Strategy for America's Third Century
by Clint Bolick (San Francisco: Pacific Research Institute, 1990) 159 PP; $19.95.
At a time in world history when the demand for human rights has become almost universal, little ...
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, most of the governments of Europe established a set of economic policies which became known as mercantilism. Kings, princes and parliaments implemented and vigorously enforced detailed and pervasive controls and regulations over ...
