It’s one of the most beloved stories in the mythology of the modern American left: the night a Native American princess appeared at the 1973 Academy Awards to decline the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando. The only problem is: “Native American princess” was a myth. A
Connor O’Keeffe Writer and Video Producer mises.org Connor O’Keeffe is a writer and video producer at the Mises Institute. He has a masters in economics and a bachelors in geology. Whether you like it or not, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. That’s the message
Let’s face it: very few people who actually experience it like war. Even Patton, who thought that “Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavour shrink to insignificance,” almost shamefacedly concluded that, “God help me, I do love it so”. But to the average soldier or civilian caught
As recently reported, 536AD is regarded by some as the worst year in human history. All of Europe, the Middle East and even parts of Asia and the Americas were plunged into sudden cold and darkness. The sun gave no warmth and didn’t even cast shadows at noon. Crops
Australian scientist Ian Plimer has written that “we must be the first generation of humans to be afraid of a warming climate”. Plimer isn’t wrong: there’s a reason wealthy Europeans flocked to warmer climates, especially for their health. The study of history shows that cooling climates are invariably
You know, the world’s been going to end in the next ten years ever since I was a boy. If it wasn’t the nuclear war or the killer robots, it was overpopulation or the new Ice Age. Meteors, comets, pollution or the Wrath of God: if you’re
Communist China is the most rigorously atheist country in the world. Which should hardly be surprising: Communism is a jealous god, after all. As an ideology of total control, communism simply cannot tolerate rivals for the minds of its subject populations. The Soviet Union similarly crushed the churches. China still
JM White My father, who was a carpenter and never out of work from age 15 until he retired at age 65, drank to excess regularly, once or twice a week, and just as regularly had fits of alcohol-induced rage. Although I didn’t like my father, at least I
We are running yet another fantastic book giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Dr John Robinson’s new book Regaining A Nation; Equality and Democracy. On the 23rd of February, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members. We will use an online
Kathryn Sampeck University of Reading Advent calendars with hidden chocolatey treats, huge tins of Quality Street and steaming cups of hot chocolate festooned with whipped cream and marshmallows are all much-loved wintry staples at Christmastime. But how many of us stop to think about where chocolate actually comes from and
Dan Sanchez fee.org Dan Sanchez is the director of content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in-chief of FEE.org. Follow him on Substack and Twitter. In his 1973 book For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, Murray N Rothbard characterized libertarians as the successors of
Peter McNeil Distinguished Professor of Design History University of Technology Sydney In today’s world, it could be said, to a certain degree, that even a relatively impoverished person engages with luxury, in some way. If you enjoy regulated heating or cooling at home, regular lighting, chicken meat, or eat
Who doesn’t love a good old sex scandal? Well, apart from possibly at least one of the parties caught up in it. Although at least one target of a Fleet Street sex scandal responded with a splendidly insouciant, “So what?”, most of us would be at least embarrassed to
All of us who had the good fortune to grow up when Sunday school was a given, and so imbibed to at least some degree what is one of the key foundations of Western civilisation, Christian culture, know the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. So vivid is the Old Testament
Tiger Charles Bean – If people really knew – one man’s struggle to report the Great War and tell the truth by Ross Coulthart, Harper Collins. Censorship is nothing new. Censorship by whom we might call the “good guys” is nothing new either. By censoring the message, the truth can be
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org President Bush said last week that, “Any election [in Ukraine], if there is one, ought to be free from any foreign influence.” I agree with the president wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, it seems that several US government agencies saw things differently and sent US taxpayer dollars into Ukraine
