14 Years with the LvMI: An Interview with Dr. Mark Thornton

Mark Thornton is interviewed by Phil Pepin on The Pursuit of Freedom radio show. They discuss Dr. Thornton’s experiences teaching Austrian economics, the development of the Mises Institute and Austrian economics from the beginning, and the growing acceptance (and opposition) of Austrian ideas in the United States.

Questions: 

• 2:25 - Most memorable moments teaching Austrian economics
• 11:11 - Do you think the impact (of the Mises Institute) has been significant?
• 16:52 - How many Mises Institutes are there at this point?
• 19:56 - Discussion of the development of Austrian Economics, starting with Mises escaping Austria during WWII 
• 24:46 - Further discussion on Austrian Economics breaking into the mainstream
• 29:07 - Discussion on civil unrest caused by the state
• 34:04 - Discussion of ‘free trade’ agreements from the quote: “All these free trade agreements are not free trade at all, but actually managed agreements. They’re corporatist agreements.”
• 37:45 - Discussion of China’s foreign policy relative to the United States’