Political Economy of Monarchy and Democracy
[Excerpted from the Journal of Libertarian Studies]
Is Milton Friedman a Keynesian?
[From Dissent on Keynes, edited by Mark Skousen, 1992]
The Nature of Socialism
One of my favorite books, and among the most important for my intellectual development, was Hoppe’s A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, which could be labeled “property economics in one lesson.”
Traditional China and Anarchism
Anarchist ideas cannot be applied while the state system continues in existence. In fact, it may be that the application of anarchist ideas within a statist structure can only lead to worse oppression.
Anarchy and Haiti
When a natural disaster causes the downfall of a corrupt government, commentators cannot resist labeling the result “anarchy” and then citing the chaotic situation as an obvious refutation of the ideas of Rothbard.
Alexander Gray on Mises
[This article was originally submitted to the Austrian Economics Newsletter but is previously unpublished.]
Class Analysis: Marxian and Austrian Perspectives
While socialism and communism have now been thoroughly discredited, Marx’s defenders claim that his social analysis — in particular, his theory of class conflict — remains a real scientific contribution.
Left-Liberals on Free Speech and Finance Campaign Laws
It’s widely believed–even by Nolan Chart libertarians–that the left and liberals in America are better on civil liberties than are conservatives. I’ve long believed that this is false: that both are terrible, and that if anything, the left is as bad as, or even worse than, modern American conservatives on civil liberties.
Kinsella Free Talk Live Interview on Reducing IP Costs
I was interviewed yesterday by Mark Edge, as part of his “Edgington Post Interview Series,” for his Free Talk Live radio show, about my Mises Daily article, “Reducing the Cost of IP Law.” The interview is lasts about 35 minutes, and starts at 2:02:36 in the Jan. 20, 2010 show (MP3).
Why Friedman Misunderstood Physics and Mises Was Right about Economics
If physics is truly the science that modern neoclassical economists seek to emulate, it is unfortunate for them that they have utterly misunderstood its methodology.
