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Roman Skaskiw

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Roman Skaskiw’s work has appeared on the New York Times’ Homefires blog, in the Atlantic, Stanford Magazine and elsewhere. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a six-year US Army veteran, and a recent convert to the Austrian School of economics. See his website.

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Is the United States Too Big to Succeed?

Free MarketsGlobal Economy

12/12/2011Mises Daily ArticlesRoman Skaskiw

European regionalism may very well do more to promote the cause of liberty than the more vigorous, better organized libertarian movement in the United States.

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Finding the Birthplace of Ludwig von Mises

Biographies

09/01/2011Mises Daily ArticlesMykola BunykRoman Skaskiw

Ludwig von Mises was born in Lviv, but the specific place of his birth remained unknown.

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The Military Mentality

Free MarketsWar and Foreign Policy

08/26/2011Mises Daily ArticlesRoman Skaskiw

It's quite easy for nation builders to believe they are doing good.

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A Theory of Bribes

Free MarketsGlobal EconomyPolitical TheoryPrivate Property

10/06/2010Mises Daily ArticlesRoman Skaskiw

Regardless of their relative merits, bribes are a phenomenon distinct from taxation and regulation. Examining where and to what extent illicit bribes exist sheds further light on the distinction between the private, voluntary economy, and the public, coercive one.

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