New England’s Plantation – Bancroft
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES BY GEORGE BANCROFT
Volume 1, Part 1
Chapter 13 — New England's Plantation
WHILE the king was engaged in the overthrow of...
Remembering the Ragusan Republic
LAWRENCE W. REED, FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
Visitors to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic are struck by the magnificence of the stone...
C.S. Lewis on Compelling People to Do Good
BY CLARENCE CARSON
One of the more amiable traits which many people have is the inclination or desire to share something good with others. If...
Wreckers by Edgar A. Guest
AMERICANIST CLASSROOM
Character Building Poetry: Edgar A. Guest
Wreckers
“I watched them tearing a building down,
A gang of men in a busy town.
With a ho-heave-ho and a...
America’s Republic: How the Great Experiment Came About (and How We Keep It)
A brief history of America, its founding documents, and what we can do to keep the flame of liberty burning bright.
BY LAWRENCE W. REED
I...
The Man Without a Country – American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer
An ambitious politician and his momentous fall, from Vice-President to treason!
Aaron Burr's main political opponent was Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton, along with...
Monopoly Might Be a Zero-Sum Game, but Wealth Isn’t.
Used with the permission of the Foundation for Economic Education.
Free Enterprise: The Key to Economic Prosperity
BY CLARENCE B. CARSON
This classic essay on economic philosophy was originally published Oct 01, 1985 in The Freeman (the then monthly print journal of...
We Can Thank a Flawed Jury System for the Steinle Verdict
BY SELWYN DUKE
Much has been said about the acquittal of felonious invader Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the killer of young Kate Steinle, who died...
Larry Reed – “The Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy”
Lawrence W. Reed is President of the Foundation for Economic Education and the author of the book Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage,...
Georgia: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 15
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 15, GEORGIA
§ 143. In the same year, in which Carolina...
North and South Carolina: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 14
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 14, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
§ 128. WE next come to...
Delaware: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 13
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 13, DELAWARE
§ 126. AFTER Penn had become proprietary of Pennsylvania,...
500 Years of Religious Liberty…will it make it another 500 years?
BY ALLEN WEST
I reiterate my sincere condolences and prayers for those who so tragically had their lives taken from them in Las Vegas. To...
Pennsylvania: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 12
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 12, PENNSYLVANIA
§ 121. PENNSYLVANIA was originally settled by different...
New Jersey: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 11
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 11, NEW JERSEY
§ 115. New Jersey, as we have...
Adler on Justice
The domain of justice is divided into two main spheres of interest. One is concerned with the justice of the individual in relation to...
New York – Commentaries on the Constitution, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 10, NEW YORK
§ 111. New York was originally settled by...
The Restoration of the Tradition
The American Tradition, by Clarence Carson
PART 14: THE RESTORATION OF THE TRADITION
Can the American tradition be restored? Supposing it were desirable to do so, has...
Cicero: Enemy of the State, Friend of Liberty
BY LAWRENCE W. REED
Question: If you could go back in time and spend one hour in conversation with 10 people—each one separately and privately—whom...