Biographies

Mises was an astute observer and thinker who remained true to his principles.

Schumpeter wished to refrain from political judgments.

Otto Bauer was not a born trailblazer, and one could not expect him to come up with new ideas. But had he not been a Marxist, he could have become a statesman.

We’re better off judging Emerson on the basis of his words, which could be called libertarian.

Jefferson was disillusioned by the public debt, high taxation, government spending, flood of paper money, and bank monopolies that accompanied the war.

Robert Neuwirth is a journalist who is preoccupied with this question: What do people do when the state has made satisfaction of their wants, their natural desire to improve their lives, almost impossible? He’ll give you much to think about, and he’ll provide much contemporary evidence while he’s at it for something he really doesn’t yet believe or even fully understand.

Collecting and calculating statistics for the government is not as glamorous as Al Gore makes it sound.

According to poet Franz Grillparzer, Vienna was beautiful — but also dangerous.

Rockwell and Rothbard poured their energies into outreach, not only to fellow intellectuals, but also to students, businesspeople, journalists, and the lay public.

Includes an introduction by Douglas E. French and the awarding of the Gary G. Schlarbaum Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Liberty.