The New Deal harmed black Americans? Yes, badly. Very badly in Memphis, TN. And those violations of civil rights foreshadowed the extraordinary civil-rights violation yet to come: the mass confinement of Japanese Americans in what FDR himself called “concentration camps.” Why, then, is FDR still such a hero to so many progressives? READ MORE »

The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance By David T. Beito

The differences? Big, mostly obvious, and favoring the First World—but not always when liberty is concerned. Third Worlders can more easily establish their own businesses, build homes, and get around without government interference. We First Worlders might have a lot to learn. READ MORE »

Lessons from the Poor Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit Edited by Alvaro Vargas Llosa

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a 28th amendment to the Constitution—to “enshrine” “common sense gun” measures. But like the myriad of such proposals that have come before this one, the measure would have zero effect on violent criminals, who, by definition, don’t follow laws. But the effect on innocent, now more vulnerable citizens would be deadly. READ MORE »

The Right to Bear Arms A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class? By Stephen P. Halbrook

To protest the Pentagon’s new policy allowing military personnel, post-Dobbs, to travel, at tax-payer expense, to get abortions, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently blocked senior military promotions requiring Senate confirmation. But the war party need not worry. A few hundred fewer top brass wearing fewer stripes will have zero effect on a military already magnitudes stronger than its nearest competitor—and probably bloated beyond our real needs. READ MORE »

In Search of Monsters to Destroy The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace By Christopher J. Coyne