F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture:
“Two Constructions of Libertarianism“
Chandran Kukathas (Australian National University)
Introductory
Government’s Role as Technological Innovator
Peter Klein discusses who should make the decisions to best allocate scarce resources and time.
The Usefulness of Austrian Economics
Peter G. Klein explains how Austrian Economics offers unique insights.
Income Inequality
Joe Salerno sits down with Jeff Deist to discuss how Austrian economics frames the issue of income inequality.
White House Touts Federal Stimulus Success
Joe Salerno dismantles the Council of Economic Advisers' latest report touting the success of the 2009 stimulus, five years later.
Can Government Create Innovation?
Peter Klein explains why the Obama administration can't create innovative manufacturing hubs by simply throwing around taxpayer's money.
Question and Answer Period
Some responses to questions included: Trends in economics are dangerously negative. Keynesians are more unrealistic than ever. Mises says you only have two choices in coordinating resources: socialism or capitalism. Prohibition of drugs leads to violence and death.
The Life and Works of Ludwig von Mises
What did the diamond and water paradox have to do with an important Austrian tenet that reversed economic thinking?