Luther 500

Half a millennium ago today (October 31 in the Julian Calendar), Martin Luther initiated the Reformation.

Red October Centennial

A century ago today, the world was hit by Red October. The Bolsheviks committed a coup against the Kerensky provisional government. And no, Lenin was no Mr. Nice Guy!

Dr. Gary North on the centennial.

Please feel free to read my article from 2005.

Quote of the Month (October)

Over at the PanAm Post, Dr. José Azel writes:

[I]t was during Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency that the concepts of freedom and democracy were corrupted beyond recognition in American politics. Roosevelt introduced the aberrant argument that freedom hinges on government. In this view of democracy, as long as government responds to the people, it does not matter how much the government restricts freedoms; the people are free.

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Happy Halloween!

If you could find a way to dress up as the power of the modern constitutional, pervasive State, you would scare the living craps out of all the neighbors.

Brazil at War against Germany

A century ago today, Brazil (the interregnal government) joined the Allied Powers.

Oscar II Abdicates

A century and a dozen years ago today, King Oscar II abdicated the ancient throne of St. Olav, formally ending the union of Sweden and Norway, being a step on the march towards ever increasing democracy.

Benjamin Constant

A quarter of a millennium ago today, Benjamin Constant was born.

Selected reading:

• Benjamin Constant, Ralph Raico, Ludwig von Mises Institute
• The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns, Benjamin Constant, The Austrian Economics Center
• The Greatest French Libertarian Thinker You've Never Heard Of, Gary M. Galles, FEE

Cornwallis Surrender

Two centuries and three dozen years ago today, General Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

Russian Throne Cedes Alaska

Three halves of a century ago today, Alaska was transferred from the throne of Russia.

Queen to the Scaffold

Two centuries and a couple of dozen years ago today, Queen Marie Antoinette was brutally murdered.

Interregnum of Portugal

107 years ago today, the interregnal government of Portugal commenced.

Viva o Rei!

War Revenue Act

A century ago today, the United States Congress passed the War Revenue Act.