Jorge Besada

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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.

The Economic Fallacies Underpinning Hitler’s Disastrous Views

04/25/2025 Mises Wire Jorge Besada

While focusing on the Holocaust, people often forget the economic fallacies of the Third Reich. Hitler‘s policies were based upon socialism and state control, and no regime can prosper under those conditions.

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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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