British attempts to encourage immigration were largely unsuccessful but by mid-century the building of roads attracted a flood of French Canadians from the south-shore seigneuries. The settlements, ...

The essential feature of capitalism is the motive to make a profit. As Adam Smith, the 18th century philosopher and father of modern economics, said: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, ...

Marxism in any form should be consigned to the dustbin of history.

The Progressive Era, we’re told, was in part a response to the unfettered capitalism of the late 19th century and the “Gilded Age.” In 1987, the Milwaukee Journal reported that Soviet leader ...

It also makes capitalism historically unique ... was held back by a shortage of capital until the middle of the 19th century, when the changes were sufficiently advanced. This story, making ...

The US president's Gaza 'Riviera' plan revives the various missionary efforts of 19th century American Protestants to colonise Palestine ...

The history of unions in America For instance, during the Gilded Age of the late 19 th century, corporate owners ... a renewed trend toward laissez-faire capitalism. But with the Great Depression ...