This is going to be tricky to do from a hillside in Cornwall, with a flaky mobile connection and an iPad with a one-letter-at-a-time keyboard. However, it’s pouring down with rain this August morning, so let’s examine the real sickness at the heart of British society, which is the constant-inflation policy of the British government. This
Back in 1998, I was working in the filthy world of trade. I’d received this book from Mises.org one morning and had to wait until lunchtime before I could read it. I then sat in my car in a dreary supermarket car park and opened it up. It took less than an hour to get through. However, the clarity, the penetration, the directness, the sheer thrill
This is a transcript of Jeff Deist’s interview with Andy Duncan on Mises Weekends. Jeff Deist: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Mises Weekends . I’m your host, Jeff Deist, and I’m very happy to be joined by Andy Duncan. Andy, how are you this evening in the UK? Andy Duncan: Well, it’s very nice to be with you again, Jeff. JD: Andy, I’d like to get
You know you have crossed into the Austrian light when you wake up one morning and everything has become clear. From that point forward, for the rest of your life, you realize that almost every societal problem you encounter, no matter how simple nor how complex, is usually something to do with involuntary coercion, threatened violence, or some
Socialism, Economic Calculation, and Entrepreneurship • By Jesús Huerta de Soto • Edward Elgar, 2010 • 320 pages There are three books that take pride of place in my Austrian bookcase. These are Socialism , by Ludwig von Mises; An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought , by Murray N. Rothbard; and Democracy: The God That Failed ,
En 1998, estaba trabajando en el sucio mundo del comercio. Una mañana recibí este libro de Mises.org y tuve que esperar hasta la hora del almuerzo antes de poder leerlo. Luego me senté en mi auto en un estacionamiento de supermercado triste y lo abrí. Tardé menos de una hora en terminarlo. Sin embargo, la claridad, la penetración, la franqueza, la
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