U.S. History

President Trump is saying that the U.S. government will lift economic sanctions against North Korea if it “denuclearizes.” Cuba denuclearized in 1962. 

Recent media coverage suggests more government spending and more government control is the only "solution" to rising suicide rates in America.  

There is good reason to study Keynesianism: It helps us understand what the policymakers in government are likely to do in any given circumstance.

It is unfortunate that a scholar as careful as Robert Skidelsky has chosen to downplay the historical reality of the failure of central banking.