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Murray N. Rothbard, 1926-1995: A TributeRobert Higgs
The Rothbard-Rockwell Report, March 1995, pp. 10-11

Against Leviathan (2004)Robert Higgs
Government Power and a Free Society
1 Review, 1 Readable

Articles
Banning a Risky Product Cannot Improve Any Consumer's Welfare (Properly Understood)Robert Higgs
With Applications to FDA Testing Requirements
The Review of Austrian Economics, Summer 1994, pp. 3-20

Beware the Pork-HawkRobert Higgs
In Pursuit of Reelection, Congress Sells Out the Nation's Defense.

Blaming the Victims: The Government's Theory of InflationRobert Higgs
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon, resulting from government manipulation and control.


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The Book Case (Review) Robert Higgs
The Good War's Bad Legacy
- Washington Goes to War by David Brinkley

Carter's Wage-Price GuidelinesRobert Higgs
A Review of the First Year


A Closer Look at the Debt and DeficitRobert Higgs
Clearing up some misunderstandings about government debt.


Competition and Coercion (1977)Robert Higgs
Blacks in the American Economy, 1865-1914
1 Review

Crisis and Leviathan (1987)Robert Higgs
Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government
7 Reviews, 4 Readable

To Deal with a Crisis: Governmental Program or Free Market?Robert Higgs
Emergency governmental programs hinder market adjustments.

Etceteras...
Death and TaxesRobert Higgs
The Independent Review, Fall 1997, pp. 325-338

Depression, War, and Cold War (2006)Robert Higgs
Studies in Political Economy
1 Review, 1 Readable

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Economics on Trial (Review) Robert Higgs
Leviathan at War, by Edmund A. Opitz
- Leviathan at War by Edmund A. Opitz

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Economics on Trial (Review) Robert Higgs
From Wealth to Power, by Fareed Zakaria
- From Wealth to Power by Fareed Zakaria



Etceteras...
Escaping Leviathan?Robert Higgs


Etceteras...Robert Higgs
The Independent Review, Fall 1996, pp. 309-322

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An FDA Fable (Review) Robert Higgs
The FDA Follies, by Herbert Burkholz
- The FDA Follies by Herbert Burkholz


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Give Me a Break! (Review) Robert Higgs
The Pearl Harbor Myth, by George Victor
- The Pearl Harbor Myth by George Victor

Review Article
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Good Old Economic History (Review) R.M. Hartwell and Robert Higgs
The Unbound Prometheus, by David S. Landes
- The Unbound Prometheus by David S. Landes
The American Historical Review, April 1971, pp. 467-474


The Growth of Government in the United StatesRobert Higgs
The growth in government has meant the sacrifice of liberty.

Guarding the Home FrontRobert Higgs
Every Step We Take

Hard Coals Make Bad LawRobert Higgs
Congressional Parochialism versus National Defense

Hazardous to Our Health? FDA Regulation of Heal... (1995)Robert Higgs, Ronald W. Hansen, and Paul H. Rubin, ...
1 Review, 1 Readable



In the Name of EmergencyRobert Higgs and Justie Frank Murphy
Does the Constitution protect rights in times of national crisis? History offers a sobe...

Individual Rights: The Crumbling Foundation of American GovernmentRobert Higgs
Denigration of individual rights has fueled the relentless move toward a less and less ...

Features
The Mythology of Roosevelt and the New DealRobert Higgs
The dubious legacy of the most significant political figure of twentieth-century America



Opposing the Crusader State (2007)Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close
Alternatives to Global Interventionism
1 Review, 1 Readable


Columns
Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
A Tale of Two Brain Trusts

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
How Politics Ruined the Northwest Salmon Fishery

Columns
Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Myth of U.S. Prosperity During World War II

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
Why Grover Cleveland Vetoed the Texas Seed Bill

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
How the Federal Government Got into the Ocean-Shipping Business

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Greatest Privatization Ever

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
Truman's Attempt to Seize the Steel Industry

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
From Wartime Expedient to Permanent Pork Barrel:WFC to RFC to SBA

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Republic of West Florida; Freedom Fight or Land Grab?

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
From the Armistice to the Great Depression

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
When the Government Took Over U.S. Investment

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Great Duration, 1929-41

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
Wartime Origins of Modern Incom-Tax Withholding

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
Construction Boom and Bust Between the World Wars

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The New Deal and the State and Local Governments

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Great Escape from the Great Depression

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
Nixon's New Economic Plan

Our Economic PastRobert Higgs
The Rise of Big Business and the Growth of Government







Departments
PerspectiveTibor R. Machan and Robert Higgs



Re-Thinking Green (2005)Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close
Alternatives to Environmental Bureaucracy
1 Review, 1 Readable

Regime UncertaintyRobert Higgs
Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War

Book Reviews
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Give Me a Break! - The Fatal Conceit (Review) Robert Higgs
Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War, by Patrick J. Buchanan
- Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War by Patrick J. Buchanan

Book Reviews
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Capital Letters (Review) Robert Higgs, Art Carden, George C. Leef, and David L. Littmann, ...
New Deal or Raw Deal?, by Burton W. Folsom, Jr.
- New Deal or Raw Deal? by Burton W. Folsom, Jr.

Book Reviews
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Murray Rothbard's Adam Smith (Review) Robert Higgs
Socialism and War: Essays, Documents, Reviews, by Friedrich A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell
- Socialism and War: Essays, Documents, Reviews by Friedrich A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Spring 1998, pp. 81-84

Book Reviews
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The Mystery of the Money Supply Definition (Review) Robert Higgs
In Restraint of Trade, by Butler D. Shaffer
- In Restraint of Trade by Butler D. Shaffer
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Winter 2000, pp. 91-94

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Introduction (2 Reviews) Robert Higgs
Foundations of Economic Analysis, by Paul A. Samuelson
- Foundations of Economic Analysis by Paul A. Samuelson
- What Should Economists Do? by James M. Buchanan

Should the Government Kill People to Protect Their Health?Robert Higgs
While innovative medical goods await FDA approval, people who could have benefited from...

Ten Rules for Understanding Economic DevelopmentRobert Higgs
A critical appraisal of the collective view; a suggestion that growth is personal.

Columns
Thoughts on FreedomRobert Higgs
An Open Letter to My Parents


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United States (Review) Robert Higgs
Black Business in the New South, by Walter B. Weare
- Black Business in the New South by Walter B. Weare

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United States (Review) Robert Higgs
American Economy Between the World Wars, by Jim Potter
- American Economy Between the World Wars by Jim Potter
The American Historical Review, June 1976, p. 685

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United States (Review) Robert Higgs
Farmers Without Farms, by Donald L. Winters
- Farmers Without Farms by Donald L. Winters

Wage-Price Guidelines: Retreat and DefeatRobert Higgs
A review of the failure of one more recent effort to change and distort the price signa...


The Welfare StateRobert Higgs
Promising Protection in an Age of Anxiety


Where Figures Fail: Measuring the Growth of Big GovernmentRobert Higgs
The creation and extension of governmental authority must be restrained at its source.

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