History of the Austrian School of Economics

An autobiographical essay from a young Murray Rothbard offers insight into how his formative years shaped his later work.

If you want to know what Rothbard’s vision applied to contemporary America would be like in practice, you should look to Ron Paul. Dr. Paul’s career in Congress, marked by his opposition to war and the Fed, is the best example of the anti-elitist free market values that Murray supported.

Mises’s unique social theory does not appear to have had any precursors. However, the French liberal Destutt de Tracy, is one author who preceded and shared Mises’s rationalist views on society.

The classic novel Don Quijote should be taught in every economics department.

In this interview with Jeff Deist, Lew Rockwell discusses the founding of the Mises Institute, Murray Rothbard, and whether or not the good guys are winning.

The goal of the liberals — properly defined — has always been to fight what Macaulay called "the all-devouring state."

 In the market economy there are no conflicts between the interests of the buyers and sellers.

Presented at the Mises Institute's 2018 Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama.

Presented at the Mises Institute's 2018 Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama.

Bad ideas succeed in politics because those ideas were taught and pushed in educational and cultural institutions first.