Ludwig von Mises

Ever since I read Stephen Davies’s provocative article, I’ve been thinking about his main proposal. He suggests that the term individualist should be revived.

The record of theory and history shows that socialist planning is an impossible task.

We are living in a world of the anti-liberal counter-attack against individual liberty, free markets and limited government.

Fifty years ago, in 1968, Austrian (and Austrian school) economist Friedrich A. Hayek published a monograph called The Confusion of Language in Political Thought.

One of the most accusatory and negative words currently in use in various politically “progressive” circles is that of “Neo-Liberalism.”

It is easy to overlearn the lessons of Albert Einstein’s story. A representative anthology of the great minds that fled central Europe during the mid 20th Century reveals a complex picture. Many, in their own ways, interesting. Each, human.

Is it possible to kill “quasi-corporatism”?

Mises’s ‘Human Action’ is considered brilliant, teaching the deepest truths about economic science to enlist the public in the defense of a free society. But Murphy distills its length and depth to eliminate the intimidation to many readers.

For starters, we know it’s not astrophysics…

A man’s home, as the saying goes, is his castle. For socialists and even many progressives, however, private property is an obstacle to be overcome, the source of the capitalist’s power to exploit, a privilege that must yield to broader social justice concerns.

In my opinion, this book ranks among those written by Adam Smith, Frederick Bastiat, and Ludwig Von Mises. Understanding Contoski’s message will make a reader a more effective participant in the fight to fix our country’s flawed economic policies.

Ninety years ago, on November 15, 1923, the Great German Inflation came to an end when the monetary printing presses were finally shut down, and the economic havoc came to an end. Its lessons are worth remembering.