History and Historiography

The Influence of Machiavelli on the Founding Fathers of the United States

By on • ( Leave a comment )

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025
The State is and ought to be nothing whatever but community force organized, not to be an instrument of oppression and mutual plunder among citizens, but, on the contrary, to guarantee to each his own, and to cause justice and security to reign.
– Frederic Bastiat, “Government” [1848]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
May 19, 2025
Disappearing People
One of the ways that brutal right-wing Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet would terrorize the Chilean people into patriotic submission to his authority was by disappearing people. This was different from simply torturing and executing them. He and his goons certain did that too. But disappearing people was different. With executions and bodies, families at least had certainty with respect to what had happened …
Go to the blog

EXPLORE FREEDOM
FREE TRADE
Donald Trump’s Trade Fallacies
by Richard M. Ebeling
The Future of Freedom Foundation
Donald Trump Plays Walmart CEO
by Editorial
Wall Street Journal
JFK
The JFK Files: Assessing Over 60 Years of the Federal Government’s Obstruction, Obfuscation, and Deception
by Doug Horne, Dan Hardway,
John Tunheim, et al
U.S. House of Representatives
POLITICS
Politicians Talk “Transparency” While Hiding Anything Inconvenient or Unpleasant
by Thomas L. Knapp
Garrison Center
PRESIDENCY
Creeping Authoritarianism: the Case of Posse Comitatus
by Melvin Goodman
CounterPunch
IMMIGRATION
Inmigración y Libertad: Impuestos en Las Remesas?
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation
THE FREE MARKET
Inside US Air Traffic Control: Conflicts of Interest and Absence of Oversight
by Michael Munger
AIER
THE FREE SOCIETY
The Influence of Machiavelli on the Founding Fathers of the United States
by Joe Wolverton
Tenth Amendment Center
CONSTITUTION
The President Can’t Just Suspend Habeas Corpus
by Austin Sarat
The Guardian
GOVERNMENT
Ten States Are Still Standing Strong Against Government Expansion
by Jennifer Butler
National Review

RECENT FFF ARTICLES
Trump Watch: An Authoritarian Proclivity
by Jacob G. Hornberger
In this week’s Trump Watch, Jacob analyzes the consequences of President Trump’s apparent proclivity for …
A Short History of Relations Between Peoples
by George Leef
If you listen to “progressives,” you would conclude that the natural state of mankind is one of peaceful coexistence, living in harmony with …
The Libertarian Mind
by Lance Lamberton
Last year David Boaz, one of the greatest contributors to the articulation of libertarianism, died of cancer at the relatively young age of…
Libertarian Angle: Economic Liberty and Civil Liberties
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the relationship between economic liberty and civil liberties. Go …
Inmigracion y Libertad: La Importancia de Libertades Civiles
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
En este episodio de Inmigracion y Libertad, Jacob discute la gran importancia de libertades civiles, incluyendo …
Go to more articles

Categories: History and Historiography

Leave a Reply