Jorge Besada

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Using Carl Menger’s Insights To Understand Jew-Gentile Polarizations

01/23/2026 Mises Wire Jorge Besada

Throughout history, Jews have been denounced as “moneylenders,” yet, as Carl Menger noted, there are very good reasons why Jewish people have been overrepresented in banking and finance.

“Our Marx”: The Great Herbert Spencer

05/31/2025 Mises Wire Jorge Besada

Herbert Spencer is best known for the term, “Social Darwinism,” but his writings on free markets and law remain brilliantly relevant today. While not included in the Pantheon of Austrian economists, nonetheless his work influenced Austrian scholars.

Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I

05/23/2025 Mises Wire Jorge Besada

The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.

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Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I

05/23/2025 Jorge Besada

We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.

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