by Matthew Bransgrove | Dec 7, 2015 | Foreign Policy
I … have … seen much of the miseries of war. I am, therefore, in my inmost soul, a man of peace. Yet would I not, for the sake of any peace, consent to sacrifice one jot of England’s honor. Our honor is inseparably combined with our general interest. Hitherto there...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Dec 7, 2015 | Foreign Policy
Free trade spreads civilization The essence of capitalism’s foreign policy is free trade—i.e., the abolition of trade barriers, of protective tariffs, of special privileges—the opening of the world’s trade routes to free international exchange and competition among...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Dec 7, 2015 | Foreign Policy
We should persistently seek to advance freedom, democracy and human rights across the world. The reasons why are, above all, practical. Democracies do not by and large make wars upon each other. Regimes which respect human rights at home are more likely to forswear...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Dec 7, 2015 | Society
To achieve maximum employment, the government must allow the market to take its course. The hunger, ambition and energy of individuals will lead them to employment and the education they need to obtain it. Anything government does to ‘help’ will only increase...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Dec 7, 2015 | Society
The motor vehicle is the ultimate tool of the individual. In it we go about our business traveling where and when we see fit. When Malthusian socialists say the automobile ‘encourages urban sprawl’, what they mean is that it encourages the growth of suburbs where...
