Jim Bovard, in the words of the Orange County Register , is “Washington’s most hated truth-teller.” In his latest book, Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil , he sustains that long-standing reputation with surefire dignity and aplomb. You get a feeling about a book and its author, when, in the
Henry Ford, whose ancestors were small-parcel, Irish farmers, was quite the landowner. According to Ford R. Bryan, author of Beyond the Model T: The Other Adventures of Henry Ford , Ford’s tally of Mother Earth included 26,000 acres of property in southern Michigan for farm and hydroelectric use; 400,000 acres of timber and iron mining land in
Cross-posted at Liberty & Power blog . What exactly is Bush’s Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and what, essentially, are the pros and cons of it? First, let me say that anytime we have any tax cut, anywhere, ‘tis a good thing. However, all political programs have a “but” to them, and follow-up consequences that eventually
Ahhh, be still this CPA’s heart.....4th quarter earnings have been rolling in, and the annual reports will be out shortly. Oh goody! There’s some notable stuff out there, but here’s a quickie slice-and-dice: Halliburton: The politically corrupt Halliburton reported a net loss of $947 million for the 4th quarter, compared to its loss of $616
The New York Times runs an interesting piece on New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick , who is among the top geniuses in the NFL today. First, some backround info on Belichick. Prior to his head coach positions, he was a masterful defensive coordinator, a man so naturally inclined toward details, planning, and memorization that his father,
The post below cites some back-and-forth interplay on the variations between the Chicago school and the Austrian school (in the comments section), and I think a few people incorrectly focus on that main difference being anarcho-capitalism , which is not a fundamental concept of economic theory, and is not relevant to the Austrian school of
Who can forget the heroic Henry Ford, when he was the only major manufacturer in the auto industry to not sign Hugh (Old Ironpants) Johnson’s Automobile Code under the National Industrial Recovery Act? Entrepreneurs who kowtowed to FDR’s “voluntary” codes could place the State logo, the NRA blue eagle symbol, in their windows and on the packaging
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.