I have taught at several institutions of higher learning in my life. My main motivation for doing so, apart from earning a living of course, is an attempt to “pass on the baton.” When I was a young pup, there were quite a few people who went out of their way to instill in me something very precious: an appreciation for free market economics and the libertarian political philosophy. I feel that now, at a point in my life when I am just short of my full dotage, I have at least a moral responsibility to continue to help pass on to others, particularly younger people, what was so generously given to me when I was much younger. Foremost amongst these people was Murray Rothbard. He is never far from my thoughts when I engage in such activities. [Full article]