by Adam Smith – 1776 Adam Smith founded the science of political economy when he published An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in 1776. So significant were the effects of this book on the modern world that it has been described as one of the most important ever written. […]

by Edward R. Gibbons The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire was first published in 1787. It has been the classic history of the Roman Empire which still stands to this day as an unsurpassed accomplishment. Here you will find the complete original edition, in all six volumes. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 […]

The History of Financial Panics By Martin A. Armstrong Throughout time, the economy of mankind has swung back and forth between some fantastic periods of prosperity and deep dark depressions. It is our failure to understand this mechanism that often drives the politics of the world also between two extremes of totalitarian regimes and communism […]

Writings 2008 Armstrong Economics: We Are Alone(Martin Armstrong, 12/18/08) Armstrong Economics: The Collapse of Capitalism (Martin Armstrong, 12/11/08) Armstrong Economics: The Coming Great Depression (Martin Armstrong, 12/04/08) Armstrong Economics: Economic Suicide(Martin Armstrong, 12/08) Armstrong Economics: The “New” Laws of Global Eonomics(Martin Armstrong, 11/26/08) Armstrong Economics: Can We Eliminate Income Tax?(Martin Armstrong, 11/10/08)