The Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory. Traditional societies usually had restrictions to prevent self-support land from being alienated outside of…
Although the Magna Carta typically is depicted as the birth of England’s fight to create democracy, the 13th-century struggle was to establish what would become the House of Lords, not…
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being held liable for “acts of God.” When interest-bearing…
Join Countercurrents Annual Fund Raising Campaign and help us