Titles by John C. Calhoun

1782 – 1850

Calhoun is one of the most important American politicians and political theorists in the first half of the 19th century. He served as a member of the House of Representatives, Secretary of War, Vice-President, and Senator. In his writings he was concerned with states rights, tariff policy, limits to federal power and majority rule, and slavery.

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According to William F. Shughart II in his entry on Public Choice Theory in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics at Econlib “Public choice theory is a branch of economics that developed from the study of taxation and public…