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The Silver Panic of 1893 →

June 1, 1978

How government price maintenance of silver under bimetallism led to the panic of 1893.

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Recent “Best of Web”

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AOC Goes on "The Price is Right"
Oct 9, 2024
AOC Goes on "The Price is Right"
Oct 9, 2024

Everything is FREE (except under capitalism).

Oct 9, 2024
Biden Cheats Impeachment, But Not on the Merits
Aug 22, 2024
Biden Cheats Impeachment, But Not on the Merits
Aug 22, 2024

Writes Miranda Devine, "It’s hard to find a clearer-cut case for impeachment than selling access to the White House to foreigners, including the Chinese Communist Party, for tens of millions of dollars."

Aug 22, 2024
Sad: Black People Turned Away In Droves As Democrats Require Photo ID To Enter Convention
Aug 21, 2024
Sad: Black People Turned Away In Droves As Democrats Require Photo ID To Enter Convention
Aug 21, 2024

Despite knowing that black people are not capable of obtaining photo IDs, Democrats inexplicably chose to require everyone in attendance to show identification, leaving thousands of black people unable to enter.

Aug 21, 2024

Recent Quotes

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Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023

“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

Mar 20, 2023
Sowell on Solutions
Mar 17, 2023
Sowell on Solutions
Mar 17, 2023

"Many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions."

Mar 17, 2023
Reed on Capitalism vs Socialism
Mar 21, 2021
Reed on Capitalism vs Socialism
Mar 21, 2021

“Capitalism is what happens when you leave peaceful people alone. Socialism is what happens when you don’t. Capitalism is spontaneous, natural order. Socialism is just some bully’s orders.”

Mar 21, 2021

Recent Blogs

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Albert Gallatin and the Extraordinary Free Trade Convention of 1831
Oct 17, 2024
Albert Gallatin and the Extraordinary Free Trade Convention of 1831
Oct 17, 2024

With the outcome of the Free Trade Convention of 1831, Albert Gallatin cemented his record as one of early America’s most eloquent defenders of freedom of commerce.

Oct 17, 2024
Unleashing the Sun, a New, Free eBook from FEE on Japanese history
Oct 9, 2024
Unleashing the Sun, a New, Free eBook from FEE on Japanese history
Oct 9, 2024

With essays by Stephen Davies, Toshio Murata, Hiroshi Yoshida, Tyler Curtis and me.

Oct 9, 2024
Jefferson's Embargo
Sep 29, 2024
Jefferson's Embargo
Sep 29, 2024

Jefferson’s 1807 Embargo went against everything Albert Gallatin stood for, but was it worth resigning over?


Sep 29, 2024