Archive: Lawrence W. Reed
Remembering Hayek’s Remarkable Nobel Lecture
Stockholm fired a shot across the Establishment bow by recognizing Hayek, but it was an honor the great man from Vienna richly deserved.
Why the Meiji Restoration Was Pivotal for Japan
Meiji Japan was not a liberal paradise. But the country in 1900 was notably freer, more industrialized and prosperous, and substantially more modern than it had been just three decades earlier.
War Is Not Just a Western Notion
Japanese history illustrates the fact that, when it comes to war, the Far East is no different from the Middle East or whatever is either east or west from wherever you are.
The Emperor Who Died Bringing Sound Economics Back to Rome
Emperor Pertinax was probably too good for Rome and the Romans
Australia’s Gold Standard Blunder
Australia parallels the US and UK in striking fashion
The Dynamic Duo of the Anti-Slavery Movement
Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce, to their eternal credit, proved that even the most entrenched of laws and policies can be changed by people of courage, character and conscience.
Don’t Call Scandinavian Countries ‘Socialist’
The claim that socialism is alive and doing well in Scandinavian countries is shameless propaganda, hopelessly wrong and out of date.
FDR’s Other ‘Day of Infamy’: When the US Seized All Citizens’ Gold
Ninety years ago, Franklin Roosevelt told Americans they had less than a month to hand over their gold or face up to ten years in prison.
The History of Slavery You Weren’t Taught in School
Slavery cannot be justified or excused by enlightened people, but it can be studied, explained, put in context, and understood—if all the facts of it are in the equation
Yes, Elisjsha Dicken Is a Good Samaritan
Law enforcement praised the 22-year old man for heroically using his own firearm to stop a gunman who had already killed three people at an Indiana mall
The Micro-state With One of the Best Tax Climates in the World
Andorra, one of Europe’s seven “micro-states," is one of Europe's hidden treasures
World’s Oldest Republic Reveals Secret to Peace and Prosperity
It’s a place where people live and let live