[ Mises Daily , March 9, 2004] With the economics of employment and unemployment constantly discussed on the business pages and political campaigns, let us turn our attention toward fundamentals and root out some fallacies. If the media tell us that “the opening of XYZ mill has created 1,000 new Jobs,” we give a cheer. When the ABC company closes
[ The Case for Discrimination • By Walter Block • Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2010 • xi + 497 pages] In the days of yore, to say that a man was discriminating was to pay him a compliment. It meant that he had taste: he could distinguish between the poor, the mediocre, the good, and the excellent. His ability to make fine distinctions enabled him
[ I Chose Liberty: Autobiographies of Contemporary Libertarians • By Walter Block • Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2010 • x + 398 pages] Why is it important that we Austrolibertarians have a book of autobiographies, such as this present one? (Yes, yes, I know, Austrian economics is a positive science, while libertarianism is a normative discipline.
[Excerpted from Defending the Undefendable (1976; 2008). An MP3 audio file of this article, read by Jeff Riggenbach, is available for download .] Advertising has long had a “bad press.” The case against it is detailed and seemingly compelling. It is claimed that advertising entices people, forcing them to buy products they would otherwise not buy.
Con la economía del empleo y el desempleo constantemente discutida en las páginas de economía y las campañas políticas, dediquemos nuestra atención a los fundamentos y a extirpar algunas falacias. Si los medios de comunicación nos dicen que «la inauguración de la fábrica XYZ ha creado 1.000 nuevos empleos», nos alegramos. Cuando la empresa ABC
[ The Case for Discrimination • By Walter Block • Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2010 • xi + 497 pages] Antaño decir que un hombre estaba discriminando era una felicitación. Significaba que tenía gusto: podía distinguir entre lo pobre, lo mediocre, lo bueno y lo excelente: su capacidad para hacer finas distinciones le permitía llevar una vida mejor
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