You May Be Biased — But That Doesn’t Make You Wrong
Yes, many researchers are biased. But as Mises noted: "Reference to a thinker's bias is no substitute for a refutation of his doctrines by tenable arguments."
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Economics: Vocation or Profession?
The vocational economist is dedicated to a body of ideas — not merely money, fame, or power — and strives to master the system of economic theory as handed down by the great system builders and innovators of the past.
Deneen’s Why Liberalism Failed Attacks a Fake Version of Liberalism
Patrick Deneen lumps everything he dislikes under the label of "liberalism." But one is left wondering if he is familiar enough with liberalism's history to pass judgment on it.
The Class Struggle
The workers were never enthusiastic about socialism. Socialism was brought to the masses by intellectuals of bourgeois background, dining and wining together in the luxurious London homes and country seats of late Victorian "society."
Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics
The praxeological method was the basic method of the earlier Austrian school and also of a considerable segment of the older classical school.
Why Modern Economics’ Fixation with “Efficiency” Is Dangerous
Efficiency is backward-looking and static, while value creation is future-oriented and aspirational.
Benjamin Constant: French Liberal Extraordinaire
"He loved liberty as other men love power," was the judgment passed on Benjamin Constant by a contemporary. His lifelong concern, both as a writer and politician, was the growth of human freedom.
