History of the Austrian School of Economics

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David Gordon

Professor Melinda Cooper of Australia believes she has "discovered" Murray Rothbard, but the Rothbard she claims to have found is nonexistent. David Gordon explains why.

Ludwig von Mises

"The East lacked the primordial thing, the idea of freedom from the state. The East never raised the banner of freedom."

Murray N. Rothbard

Murray Rothbard explains money in his book The Mystery of Banking. The purchasing power of the dollar varies inversely with the supply of dollars, and directly with the demand. 

Murray N. Rothbard

What has happened here, and elsewhere, is that Mises has strayed off his great stomping ground, praxeology, and into ethics, where he is, Rothbard believes, tragically wrong.

Ludwig von Mises

"In order to succeed, human action must comply not only with what are called the laws of nature, but also with specific laws of human action."

David Gordon

If you wish to get a better understanding of economics, don't follow the mainstream. Instead, read Thomas DiLorenzo's new book.