History
The Ratchet Effect across Time
Michael Matulef Mike works in construction by day and is an independent student of Austrian Economics by night. Mike associates philosophically with crypto-anarchism and is interested in learning how Bitcoin and other open source technologies can create parallel systems based on consent rather than coercion. mises.org The Constitution “is
Startling New Discovery about the Real Dracula
Vlad III, ruler of Wallachia (now part of Romania) in the 15th century is one of the more notoriously brutal rulers of history. While Bram Stoker clearly derived the name Dracula and the location Transylvania, scholars debate just how much the historical prince influenced the creation of the fictional vampire.
WHO and the Road to International Fascism
David Bell David Bell, senior scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a public health physician and biotech consultant in global health. He is a former medical officer and scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Programme Head for malaria and febrile diseases at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in
Looking at the Big Picture
Monica Hughes PhD themariachiyears.substack.com Mathew Crawford at Rounding the Earth has been busy with a new one that piqued my interest. https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/earlier-covid-19-outbreaks-on-military?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web In this installment, he connects more dots in his
The Young Rupert Murdoch Knew What He Wanted
Rodney Tiffen University of Sydney theconversation.com Nearly every biographical commentary on Rupert Murdoch notes how he began with a modest inheritance in Adelaide, principally an afternoon newspaper, and built it into a global multimedia empire. Walter Marsh’s book Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire has the
When Did the Internet Begin?
Back in the dawn of the 80s, a friend returned to school from a trip to America. He regaled us with one story I particularly remember: visiting a house where they played chess on a computer — against another computer user at the other end of the country, via a telephone
The Crime and the Cover-up
J.W. Rich J.W. Rich is an economics student and writer in Charlotte, North Carolina. mises.org How do you cover up an atomic bomb? The same way you cover up anything else: you don’t allow people to know what really happened. Of course, the magnitude and power
The A-Bomb of Our Time
L Matthew Meyers L Matthew Myers is a data-driven financial, media, and policy analyst. His work has appeared in over 20 major publications, and he has published extensively on toxicology, health sciences, biotech, and pharmaceuticals. brownstone.org Oppenheimer is an epic film, and an extraordinary cinematic achievement. Writer-Director Christopher Nolan’
Try That in a Big Town: Sgt Reitz Comes Home 80 Years Later
Sarah Cowgill National columnist at LibertyNation.com. Sarah has been a writer in the political and corporate worlds for over 30 years. As a sought-after speech writer, her clients included CEOs, US senators, congressmen, governors, and even a vice president. She’s worked as contributing editor at Scottsdale Life, a
Milgram Is Still Relevant Today
Armando Simón Armando Simón is a retired psychologist, originally from Cuba, and author of The U, Fables From the Americas and A Prison Mosaic. brownstone.org Today’s toxic state in society is a cornucopia for psychologists. For example, victimhood has become a status symbol in society to the point
Will the Real Pilate Please Stand Up?
As Geoffrey Blainey argues in A Short History of Christianity, far from being a fictional character, the very fact that we know anything at all about Jesus is remarkable in itself. After all, a middle-class Jewish carpenter’s son in a far-flung boondock province was the last sort of person
France’s Unrest Has Deep Roots
Emmanuel Comte Dr Emmanuel Comte is a senior research fellow of the European Program at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy in Athens (ELIAMEP) and a professorial lecturer at the Vienna School of International Studies. mises.org Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes adorning the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy,
Not Much Love — Or Life — In a Cold Climate
As eminent earth scientist Professor Ian Plimer has said, we must be the first generations in human history to be afraid of a warming climate. Warming climates are historically associated with abundance and thriving life. Which is what we’re seeing in the current, mildly warming climate: the Earth is
Jack Smith, Donald Trump and the Right to Free Speech
Graham J Noble Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist at LibertyNation.com. Raised and inspired by his father, a World War II veteran, Graham learned early in life how to laugh and be a gentleman. After attending college, he decided to join the British Army, where he served for several years
Captain Cook’s Cottage Now in Their Sights
Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.