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James Mill and Libertarian Class Analysis
The theory of class conflict did not begin with Karl Marx. It began with two French libertarians, and James Mill developed a similar theory in the 1820s and 1830s.
A Man for Many Seasons
Henry Hazlitt, author, journalist, editor, reviewer, economist, has written or edited 18 books and countless articles, columns, editorials, and book reviews. He has gained renown in at least three areas: as a popularizer of sound economic...
Wilhelm Roepke, RIP
In the midst of moral and intellectual decay, Roepke was an inflexible harbinger of the return to reason, honesty and sound political practice.
A Biography of Henry Hazlitt
"The art of economics consists of looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups."
The (Deceptively Simple) Greatness of Henry Hazlitt
If Austrian economics seems daunting, just read Hazlitt.
Keynes and the Reds
If Keynes was such a model champion of the free society, how can we account for his peculiar comments, in 1933, endorsing, though with reservations, the social "experiments" that were going on at the time in Italy, Germany, and Russia?
Mises’s Favorite Anglo-American Economists
Mises was not one to praise individual economists very often. But he still had his favorites.
Tom Woods Probes the Origin Story of Bob Murphy
Bob Murphy explains how he got into Austrian economics and libertarianism.
The Cultural Background of Ludwig von Mises
Writing for Americans about the cultural background of Ludwig von Mises, an eminent former compatriot of mine, poses some difficulties: how to present you with a world radically different from yours, a world far away, which in many ways no...
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