The Party System
Hilaire Bellocwas twice elected to the British Parliament and is a prolific author on a wide range of political, economic, social and historical issues.Cecil Chestertonwas and journalist and editor who was associated with the Fabian Society and later worked almost exclusively forThe New Age, where he was an important contributor. In 1911, he became assistant editor on Hilaire Belloc's new weekly,The Eye-Witness, and when it folded in 1912, he bought the paper and renamed itThe New Witness, which he edited until when he went off to war. His books includeGladstonian Ghosts,G. K. Chesterton: A Criticism, andA History of the United States.Congressman Ron Paulserved in Congress during the late 1970s and early 1980s, where he served on the House Banking committee. He returned to Congress in 1997 where he serves on the Financial Services Committee as the vice-chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee. He is also the author of several books, includingChallenge to Liberty; The Case for GoldandA Republic, If You Can Keep It. He lives in Lake Jackson, Texas.Prince Sforza Ruspoli is the prince of Cerveteri, Italy, the count of Vignanello, and the honorary vice president of the promotional committee of the Banca del Mezzogiorno at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. He served as ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the State of Malta, of which order he is currently a Knight, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank of Rome and the founder of the Centers of Agrarian Action.