The Freeman Online by Steven Horwitz Picking on New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is one of the largest participation sports on the Internet. And rightfully so, since he often says ridiculous things that demand a response from those who understand basic economics better than he does, despite his having won a Nobel Prize. His [...]
Tag Archives: Ludwig von Mises
Creating Jobs versus Creating Value
Posted in Economics 101 Also tagged Job Creation, Paul Krugman, Steve Jobs, Steven Horwitz, Wealth Creation Leave a comment
“Occupy Wall Street Crowd Blind to Benefits of Capitalism”
By Gary Wolfram William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy Hillsdale College Whenever I watch media coverage of another Occupy Wall Street event I am reminded of an exchange between Jewish protesters in the 1979 Monte Python movie Life of Brian. One of the protesters asks another what the Romans have brought to the [...]
Posted in Free Markets Also tagged Adam Smith, Friedrich Hayek, Hillsdale College, Market Capitalism, Media Research Center, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism 1 Comment
The Role of Private Property in a Free Society
By Peter Boettke, Ph.D. “The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.” –Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. Few concepts have been more important for human survival, yet maligned as unjust by intellectuals, as the concept of private property rights. Since [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Private Property Also tagged Adam Smith, American Revolutionaries, Aristotle, Classical Economists, David Hume, Entrepreneurial, F. A. Hayek, George Washington, James Madison, Peter J. Boettke, Private Property, Private Property Rights, Scottish Enlightenment, Socialism, Thomas Jefferson, Wealth of Nations, Western Civilization 2 Comments
Is the Friend of Freedom an “Extremist”?
December 7, 2009 8:53 PM by Richard Ebeling on the Mises Blog Friends of freedom are frequently accused of being “extremists” in not being willing to “compromise” with a “reasonable” amount of government regulation, welfare redistribution, and social intervention. But who really is the extremist, the advocate of liberty who respects diversity and differences among [...]
Posted in Classical Liberalism Also tagged Freedom, Government Intervention, liberty, Mises Institute, Richard Ebeling, Wealth Redistribution Leave a comment
A Legacy of Freedom – A Video Tour Of FEE
The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is proud of its sixty-three-year history of presenting the moral and economic foundations of a free society to audiences around the world. Our friends think of us first and foremost for our principles but for those who have visited our headquarters or attended a seminar there, the building from [...]
Posted in Freedom Philosophy Also tagged F. A. Hayek, Foundation for Economic Education, Freedom Philosophy, Larry Reed, Wayne Olson 3 Comments
Human Action, 1949: A Dramatic Episode in Intellectual History
By Israel M. Kirzner: The Freeman • September 2009 • Volume: 59 • Issue: 7 A great book, it has been remarked, is like a great castle. It can be viewed from many different angles, each offering a unique perspective. Viewing Ludwig von Mises’s monumental work from the vantage of 2009 permits one to see [...]
In My Daydream, The President Is Mostly A Figurehead And A Symbol
An American Classical Liberalism* by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. [article in pdf] Every four years, as the November presidential election draws near, I have the same daydream: that I don’t know or care who the president of the United States is. More importantly, I don’t need to know or care. I don’t have to vote [...]
Civil Disobedience: Hit Them in the Wallet
Post by Dan Jensen As we work harder, more and more people feel entitled to the fruits of our hard work. These people have organized and elected a federal government that sees fit to transfer 100% of the tax burden to the upper 49% of wage earners in this country. If successful, please tell me [...]
Posted in Markets and Morality Also tagged free markets, liberty, Obama Administration, Socialism, The Freedom Factory, Thomas Jefferson 1 Comment
