Economic Progress and the Primacy of the Individual

The economic success of the West and of free economies everywhere stems from the acceptance within many societies (to varying degrees) that individuals are all equal in the right to own property and exercise freedom from the collective. States, on the other hand, claim a special and exalted position within society.

Scarcity, Monopoly, and Intellectual Property

April 18 • David Gordon

Law and rights do not depend on the dictates of the state. There is growing acceptance of Jeremy Bentham’s dictum that “property is entirely the creature of law.”

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Mark Thornton: The Man Who Coined "Anarcho-Capitalism"
Michael Oliver, the man who coined the term Anarcho-capitalism is interviewed on Jeff Berwick's Anarchast. Oliver is now a market technician, but over 40 years ago he wrote a book: The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism. In the book he shows ... More »

Hunter Lewis: The Hidden Motive Behind Quantitative Easing
Foreign individuals and businesses long ago cut back on their purchases of U.S. bonds. Their place was taken by foreign central banks. The central banks simply created money in their own currency and used it to buy our bonds. The Federal Rese ... More »

Matt McCaffrey: Game of Thrones and the Politics of Fantasy
The internet is filled with talk of the fourth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. This is welcome news, as Game of Thrones probably offers economists more teachable moments than any show currently on the air (even House of Cards). Fans are probably fam ... More »

Mises Updates: Is Warren Buffett really an Austrian....
Who enriches himself while talking a Keynesian game? Jeff Deist offers a hypothesis: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2014/04/does-warren-buffett-talk-like.html ... More »

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Memoirs

by: Mises, Ludwig von
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These are difficult times for those who love freedom. But they are nothing like what Mises faced during his life. He prevailed, and his Memoirs explain how. We can learn from Mises in this respect... More »

Lessons for the Young Economist

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This is the textbook Lessons for the Young Economist. View the Teachers Manual to Lessons for the Young Economist here We are beyond mere excitement about Lessons for the Young Economist. It is eas... More »

Anatomy of the State

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This gives a succinct account of Rothbard&rsquo;s view of the state. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. It does not produce anything... More »