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Frank Fetter and the Austrians

BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of Thought

Blog09/20/2018

Fetter is mostly neglected today, but he had a powerful influence on practically every Austrian economist in the first half of the 20th century.

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Remembering Burt Blumert

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Blog02/11/2018
Burt Blumert was one of the greatest figures in the modern libertarian movement.
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Mises Explains the Difference Between Circulation Credit and Commodity Credit

BiographiesBusiness CyclesMoney and Banking

Blog01/20/2018
Only one type of credit leads to real and sustainable economic growth.
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What Hayek Got Wrong About Keynes

BiographiesWorld HistoryOther Schools of Thought

Blog01/01/2018

Was Keynes, as Hayek maintained, a "brilliant scholar"?

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Sylvester Petro's Austrian Perspective on Labor Unions

BiographiesLabor and Wages

Blog11/10/2017
Sylvester Petro's books on labor unions are among some of the best written on labor policy.
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Maskin on Samuelson

BiographiesAustrian Economics Overview

Blog06/12/2017
Eric Maskin has made some extravagant claims for the significance of Paul Samuelson.
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Herbert Spencer Explains the Difference Between Politics and Private Enterprise

BiographiesPolitical Theory

Blog04/26/2017
Spencer realized that it is "an absurdly utopian hope" that government agents will be less abusive than market actors.
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Was J.B. Say an Austrian Economist?

BiographiesWorld HistoryHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

Blog04/26/2017
Jean-Baptiste Say, along with A.R.J. Turgot and Frédéric Bastiat, helped pave the way for Austrian economics.
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Truman Was Right About the CIA

Big GovernmentBiographiesU.S. HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog03/08/2017
Say what you will about President Harry Truman, but at least he didn't leave the White House a suspiciously rich man.
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What Harry Browne Taught Us

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Blog02/28/2017
Jeff Deist recently gave a talk entitled Libertarian, Heal Thyself at a Mises Institute event in San Diego. Here is an excerpt.
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