Laissez-faire is a French term that translates to "let them do." It's typically used in regard to an economic philosophy that argues against government intervention in the economy. However, ...

Capitalism is driven by profit. Some of the earliest descriptions of the profit motive that drives the whole system come from ...

U.S. courts are increasingly leaving to religious believers and institutions the decision whether or not to obey certain laws that apply to most everyone else. One way to view this trend is as an ...

2002-12-14T18:28:45-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/BookTV_default-image.jpgMark Skousen, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, talked about his ...

Given that October 7 was the World Metropolitan Day, it is interesting to note that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi chose Houston, Texas as the venue for “Howdy, Modi” event. Houston in the 1980s ...

So, in the light of so many examples of state intervention in various aspects of social life, can we still say that there was 'an age of laissez-faire' in Victorian Britain? Some historians have ...