THIS unassuming volume, of small size and plain covers, is strictly what it pretends to be, a simple biography, and therefore, apart from its subject, it is a book to be commended. We do not see the ...

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TWO hundred years ago, on June 3rd 1804, was born a man who led the first great campaign for free trade. His name was Richard Cobden, and he led the Anti-Corn Law League, perhaps Britain's first big ...

ON the third day of April last a most impressive and unusual scene was witnessed in the English House of Commons. For some time before the hour for sitting, the members had gathered about the halls ...

Among libertarians and classical liberals, the name Richard Cobden (1804–1865) evokes admiration and applause. His activities — and successes — on behalf of freedom, free markets, and government ...

ONE of Stockport's most famous figures is on the move - after standing on the same spot for over 120 years. The 16ft-tall statue of Free Trade pioneer Richard Cobden has towered over St Peter's Square ...

I have no idea what goes on in Donald Trump's head, but I can imagine a connection between his refusal to renounce the support of alt-right white identitarians and his rejection of globalism—that is, ...

Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading ...