Mercantilism: Unvanquished Foe of Liberty

01/28/2015 Mises Wire John P. Cochran

In a comment on my interview in the Free Market that ran on the 27th as a Mises Daily asked if there was a video anywhere of my introductory lecture mentioned in the interview.

Much of that lecture was incorporated into my presentation for a Mises Circle in Colorado Springs: Mercantilism[crony capitalism]: The Unvanquished Foe of Liberty. The pdf notes summarize.

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