I just received an intriguing email. The author suggests that Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged features Ludwig von Mises in one of the secondary roles (yet still as a hero). I had not at all seen the point that my correspondent raises, but I think he is right. When I wrote the Mises biography, I did not take the time to look up Atlas Shrugged
First of all, modern man, living in a price inflationary economy, in a debt economy, tends to be short-sighted and reductionist in his vision. He tends to be short-sighted because he needs to bring money on the table every single month. He needs to service his debt. So, he cannot just lay back as our ancestors would have done in the 19th century.
[This article is the preface to the new Iranian edition of Mises’s Epistemological Problems of Economics. The book is available in English on mises.org , and in the Mises Institute book store .] It gives me great pleasure to know that this book will appear in the Farsi language, along with the introduction that I wrote twenty years ago for the
Dr. Guido Hulsmann joined the Tom Woods show last week to discuss his work on the cultural and political consequences to inflation - a subject often neglected by most economists. To read more about Dr. Hulsmann’s work on the topic, check out his book The Ethics of Money Production
Acabo de recibir un correo electrónico intrigante. El autor sugiere que la novela de Ayn Rand, Rebelión de Atlas , presenta a Ludwig von Mises en uno de los papeles secundarios (aunque sigue siendo un héroe). No había visto en absoluto el punto que plantea mi corresponsal, pero creo que tiene razón. Cuando escribí la biografía de Mises, no me tomé
En primer lugar, el hombre moderno, que vive en una economía de inflación de precios, en una economía de deuda, tiende a ser corto de miras y reduccionista en su visión. Tiende a ser corto de miras porque necesita llevar dinero a la mesa cada mes. Necesita pagar su deuda. Por tanto, no puede relajarse como habrían hecho nuestros antepasados en el
[Este artículo es el prefacio de la nueva edición iraní de Problemas epistemológicos de la economía de Mises. El libro está disponible en inglés en mises.org , y en la librería del Instituto Mises ]. Me complace saber que este libro aparecerá en lengua farsi, junto con la introducción que escribí hace veinte años para la tercera edición inglesa.
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