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Introducing The Free Man's Library

Mises DailyJuly 23, 2009
Socialism is irreconcilable with freedom. This is the lesson that most of our modern philosophers and littérateurs have yet to learn.

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III. The Place of the Austrian School of Economics in the Evolution of Economics

Online Text Chapter from The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

1. The “Austrian School” and Austria

I. Carl Menger and the Austrian School of Economics

Online Text Chapter from The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

1. The Beginnings

What is known as the Austrian School of Economics started in 1871 when Carl Menger published a slender volume under the title Grundsätze der Volkswirtschaftslehre.

II. The Conflict with the German Historical School

Online Text Chapter from The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

1. The German Rejection of Classical Economics

BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsPraxeology

Mises and Liberty

Mises DailySeptember 15, 1998
Lew Rockwell discusses Friedman at the dedication of the Mises Institute library.

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Austrian Economics Overview

The First 30 Years of the Mises Institute

Mises DailyNovember 5, 2012
We've made available to the world, free of charge, an enormous library of the most important works ever written on Austrian economics and libertarian theory...

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What Libertarianism Is, and Isn't

Mises DailyApril 1, 2014
The explosive growth in the number of converts to libertarianism since Ron Paul first ran for president is one of the most exciting developments of my lifetime. But I’d like to issue a note of caution. There are several ways a young libertarian can distinguish himself. He can be an effective...

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The Scholars Page

Mises DailyMarch 19, 2000
Mises.org is developing, week by week, particularly in its library resources for students and scholars.

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BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsPraxeology

Mises Expounded and Defended

Mises DailyMarch 28, 2001
Israel Kirzner's new book on Mises is a welcome addition to any economics library, writes Joseph Stromberg. It is remarkable how much the author accomplishes in this short work...

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Not in Stacks

Mises DailyFebruary 3, 2003
Gregory Bresiger merely wanted to check out a video that both the library catalog and a clerk said was on the shelves. Instead, he stood face to face with what seemed to be the very embodiment of the entire public sector. Whether running libraries or global economies, the public sector isn't up...

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The Roots of Messianic Communism

Mises DailyNovember 27, 2009
Anabaptist communism did not spring out of thin air at the advent of the Reformation. Its roots can be traced back to an extraordinarily influential late twelfth century Italian mystic, Joachim of Fiore (1145–1202). Joachim was an abbot and hermit in Calabria, in southern Italy. It was...

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Philosophy and Methodology

Order vs. Organization

Mises DailyNovember 14, 2011
We are enamored of order; this passion runs through all of mankind, from the housewife to Einstein.

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Austrian Economics Overview

I Took Advantage of the Mises Institute Sale — And So Should You!

Mises DailySeptember 12, 2011
LvMI wants to see good ideas made available to as many people as possible.

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The FedGold StandardMonetary Theory

Sound Money: Fight for It!

Mises DailySeptember 29, 2011
The Mises Institute offers an extensive library of literature explaining the economics behind an autonomous commodity-coin system.

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Free MarketsLegal SystemInterventionismMoney and Banking

Legal Monopolies

Mises DailyMarch 30, 2012
Economic monopolies are contestable. Legal monopolies are not: competition is suppressed through the courts and police forces.

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Booms and BustsHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

The Clear Language of the Austrian School

Mises DailyNovember 9, 2011
A new generation of students seeks the truth delivered plainly, using clear words and logic.

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You Will Find It in Human Action

Mises DailyMay 15, 2006
Everyone interested in ideas has surely had the following experience. You become curious about a certain topic. You start with periodicals, read a bit more deeply, become engaged more broadly and start to buy and check out book after book. Pretty soon you have a good-sized library developing. You...

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Free MarketsThe Police StateInterventionism

Are You Authorized to Defend Yourself?

Mises DailyAugust 18, 2011
Vigilantism has deep roots in American history and culture. From tales of the Wild West to the caped-crusading Batman, the act of standing up to thugs is part of the national ethos. And the assumption of personal responsibility for self-defense is what drives the uniquely American pro-gun movement.

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EducationWorld History

Conventional Education Will Go the Way of Farming

Mises DailyApril 15, 2011
Yes, the facts and figures are a click away. The ability to use, understand, and communicate those facts is what must be taught and currently is not. And it doesn't take an army of 8 million and a budget of 1 trillion dollars and counting to do it.

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U.S. HistoryOther Schools of Thought

The Bad Word

Mises DailyApril 11, 2011
Fascism's roots are not indigenous to Italy but are to be found in all Western societies; the New Deal is but one example.

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