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Articles

A Symposium on Gene Sharp’s The Politics of Nonviolent Action

By Christopher J. Coyne

The Market Process as Nonviolent Action

By Yahya Alshamy, Joshua D. Ammons, Christopher J. Coyne, Nathan P. Goodman

Gene Sharp and Social Movements: Contributions and Legacies

By Mikayla Novak

Double Standards in Comparisons of Violence and Nonviolence

By Ned Dobos

Tyranny Reverse Engineered

By Laurie L. Calhoun

Nonviolent Jihad: The Framework of Nonviolent Action in Islam

By Muhammad bin Yahya Al-Ninowy, Yahya Alshamy

An Economic Case against the Atomic Bombing of Japan

By Edward W. Fuller

Adam Smith, Sociality, and Classical Liberalism

By Vernon L. Smith

Fiscal Recklessness, Path Dependence, and Expressive Voting

By Dwight R. Lee, Michael DeBow

Reflections

Conservatives, Cowardice, and Health Care

By Caleb Henry

The Tao Exposes Slavers to Contempt

By Daniel B. Klein

Review Essay

Francis Fukuyama on the Retreat from Classical Liberalism

By Maryann O. Keating

Book Reviews

A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021

By Alan S. Blinder

Reviewed by James L. Caton

Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy

By Ted Galen Carpenter

Reviewed by Christopher J. Coyne

Is Remote Warfare Moral? Weighing Issues of Life and Death from 7,000 Miles

By Joseph O. Chapa

Reviewed by Christopher J. Coyne

How to Think about the Economy: A Primer

By Per L. Bylund

Reviewed by Nicholas A. Curott, Owen Holzbach

In Defense of Capitalism: Debunking the Myths

By Rainer Zitelmann

Reviewed by David Gordon

Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America

By David E. Bernstein

Reviewed by Thomas J. Grennes

Adam Smith Reconsidered: History, Liberty, and the Foundations of Modern Politics

By Paul Sagar

Reviewed by Keith Hankins

America’s Philosopher: John Locke in American Intellectual Life

By Claire Rydell Arcenas

Reviewed by Mario I. Juarez-Garcia

A Modern Guide to Austrian Economics

Edited by Per Bylund

Reviewed by Adam G. Martin

Solving Social Dilemmas: Ethics, Politics, and Prosperity

By Roger D. Congleton

Reviewed by Michael C. Munger

Stealth Lobbying: Interest Group Influence and Health Care Reform

By Amy Melissa McKay

Reviewed by Michael C. Munger

The Institutionalization of Indoctrination: An Exploratory Investigation Based on the Romanian Case Study

By Paul Dragoș Aligică and Simona Preda

Reviewed by Radu Nechita

A Comparative History of Central Bank Behavior: Consistency in Monetary Policy in the US and UK

By John H. Wood

Reviewed by Richard M. Salsman

The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World

By Samuel Gregg

Reviewed by John Sikorski

Free Market: The History of an Idea

By Jacob Soll

Reviewed by Cameron Tilley

Best Things First: The 12 Most Efficient Solutions for the World’s Poorest and Our Global SDG Promises

By Bjørn Lomborg

Reviewed by Robert M. Whaples

Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

By Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley

Reviewed by Robert M. Whaples

Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System

By Perry Mehrling

Reviewed by John H. Wood

Classic Book Review

Travels with Charley in Search of America

By John Steinbeck

Reviewed by Robert M. Whaples

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