Thirty-two years ago this month—on March 23, 1992—Austrian economist, political philosopher, and Nobel laureate Friedrich August von Hayek passed away…
Americans, Europeans, and Africans know a great deal about their own past but likely not much about the history of…
If you’ve ever visited London, you most likely noticed Nelson’s Column, the majestic monument to Britain’s greatest naval hero. It…
The great classical scholar Edith Hamilton noted that the ancient Greeks frowned upon their Roman counterparts in regards to education.…
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Banished for debasing the currency from his home city in what is now north-central Turkey, Diogenes of Sinope chose to…
Three years ago, I fished for barracuda and mahi-mahi off Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic (see below). I want…
August has been a hot month here in Georgia and in many other states. The heat wave is roasting southeastern…
When we think of ancient Egypt, most of us recall first its most famous and distinctive features: pyramids, pharaohs, and…
You gotta love those Babylon Bee headlines. When the President blundered into Maui a few days ago, the Bee announced,…
The terms “reform” and “reformer” conjure up positive, appealing impressions. It is widely assumed that to reform something is to…
History records countless examples of currency debasement, i.e., the steady reduction in a money’s precious metal content or “backing” (principally…
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Ask most Americans where the slogan “No taxation without representation!” came from and the likely response will be “American colonists…