Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Louis XIV
Colbert: "The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing."
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Messianic Communism in the Protestant Reformation
Some Reformers devoted themselves to the cause of communism as it had supposedly existed in the primitive Christian Church.
Coming of Age with Murray
Professor Hoppe's keynote address presented at the Mises Institute's 35th Anniversary Celebration in New York City on October 7, 2017.
Joe Salerno on Rothbard as the Heir to Mises
Dr. Joseph Salerno makes the case for Murray Rothbard as the preeminent modern Austrian economist.
How the Mises Institute is Different
Presented at the Mises Institute's 35th Anniversary Celebration in New York City on October 6, 2017.
Coming of Age With Murray
The keynote address presented at the Mises Institute's 35th Anniversary Celebration in New York City.
Cobden on Freedom, Peace, and Trade
Free trade cannot prevent war when men no longer believe in peace.
Hegel: The State as God’s Will
Armed with Hegelian philosophy, the modern state would take its divinely appointed stand at the height of history and civilization, as God on earth.
The Genius of Carl Menger
For Menger, economic activity is essentially just planning for the future.
Murray Rothbard: An Uncompromising Optimist
We need not treat Rothbard's pronouncements as infallible, but we can insist on giving him his due as one of the greatest libertarian thinkers.
