Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Phil Duffy
“The dominant form of government over recorded history has been monarchy. That began to change in the late 18th century with former British colonies in North America declaring their independence. Thirteen years later, the French Revolution erupted. Since then, centralized governments have thrived in various forms to include progressivism, socialism, fascism, and military dictatorship. Should we then close the book on the older monarchies, claiming they have nothing to teach us today, or are there lessons in these monarchies that, if understood today, would lead us back to distribution of power and the recovery of personal liberty? The age of the Tudors in England is worth exploring because errors were made then that are being repeated today. We live in a very different technological time, but the methods of power accumulation remain largely the same, and should be guarded against.” (10/03/24)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/repeating-interventionist-excesses-tudor-period