Our Economic Past

How FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights Changed American Politics

NOVEMBER 01, 2012 by BURTON FOLSOM

President Roosevelt's promotion of his Economic Bill of Rights crystallized the rising dominance of statist ideas; the rights he asserted only have meaning if government is the source of all rights.

Our Economic Past

Should We Follow George Washington or Woodrow Wilson?

JUNE 27, 2012 by BURTON FOLSOM

Our Economic Past

The Strange Presidency of Warren G. Harding

MARCH 28, 2012 by BURTON FOLSOM

Our Economic Past

The First Government Bailouts: The Story of the RFC

NOVEMBER 30, 2011 by BURTON FOLSOM

Our Economic Past

Which Strategy Really Ended the Great Depression?

AUGUST 24, 2011 by BURTON FOLSOM

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A Republic--If We Can Keep It

NOVEMBER 14, 2012 by LAWRENCE W. REED, BURTON FOLSOM

A collection of essays by FEE President Lawrence W. Reed and historian Burton W. Folsom, Jr. that surveys the economic history of the United States and the modern world. Along the way, they dismiss commonly-held fallacies and present the stories of the individuals who changed history and expanded liberty for everyone

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The Industrial Revolution and Free Trade

JULY 30, 2009 by MIKE VAN WINKLE, BURTON FOLSOM