If you like the free market then you will very much dislike mercantilism. People who supported mercantilism, mercantilists, were often people of high authority in the 15th and 16th centuries such as monarchs, lords, and dukes. Often times mercantilism is paired with absolutism. These people want to be the only economical “winners” in the world; … More The Free Market > Mercantilism
The book Historia and Tale Doctor Johannes Faustus, published in 1587, describes the history of Doctor Faustus, a man who was born into a Christian family and turned away from his family’s faith. As mentioned before, Dr. Faustus was born into a Christian family but he was given away to be adopted by a rich … More A Hurting Soul
The Levellers were a group of people in seventeen century England who formed a great political movement for libertarianism. A few of the key Levellers were Richard Overton, John Lilburne, and William Walwyn. Their views caused the first-ever movement for libertarian ideas. They believed that an individual owned themselves. A person should be able to … More The Levellers
The “Eutopians” of the sixteenth century changed the spelling of the word Utopia to Eutopia to signify that there could exist a place like Utopia. “Good place” was the Eutopians’ definition of Eutopia in comparison to the “no place” definition of Utopia. Around the time when the Eutopian thinkers thought up Eutopia the new world … More The Eutopians and the Thirty Years’ War
“It is unreasonable to confine ourselves strictly to the text of the Constitution. We should interpret the Constitution broadly, to allow the federal government to exercise powers we need it to exercise, even if they aren’t actually listed in that document.” How would Thomas Jefferson respond to that statement? If we were to do … More The American Constitution
How was the English Reformation different from the German Reformation? In my view, the English Reformation can be interpreted as a marital reformation so, with that being said, the German Reformation was not in any way a marital reformation. Poor king Henry VIII of England was married to his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon, … More The Marital Reformation of England
The compact and nationalist theories are ideas of how governments should be made up and how their authorities should be dispersed. The compact theory is the idea that there is a collection of smaller states and governments that make up a larger government or society. So a town has authority over itself and other … More Theories of Political Authority
In reading a selection from Martin Luther’s On the Freedom of a Christian Luther expressed many of his views on just what the title of his book states: the freedom of a Christian. First, Luther says that a Christian should live by faith in God alone rather than completing works. He says that by doing … More Some of Luther’s Ideas in ‘On the Freedom of a Christian’
Businesses go up and down; businesses go into business and out of business. Sometimes businesses seem to drop and increase at the same time. That is what the “business cycle” is referring to. The Austrian theory of the business cycle gives a great example of why up and down cycle occurs. First, when the … More The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle
Public goods are goods that once they are made they can be used by the public at no additional cost (besides occasional maintenance and upkeep), such as: lighthouses, highways, and recreational parks. Often times public goods become confused with private goods. Take, for example, the landscaping and exterior of your house. People who go … More Public Goods and the Standard of Living
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