Biographies

Tucker was the voice for individualist anarchism in the late 19th century, and J. William Lloyd was his follower. This essay is from the Lloyd papers, now part of the Mises Institute archives.

In ancient times, moderation meant eschewing vice and embracing virtue. Now it means doing whatever seems expedient. Tibor R. Machan explains.

There are no good American history textbooks on the market. I've looked. We non-leftists have to settle for the least bad one we can find. A number of my friends told me a year ago that Tindall and Shi's America: A Narrative History was the least bad. So, I've used it this semester for my survey course covering the period from Reconstruction to the present.

For some, Popper is the most overrated intellectual of the century. For others, he is the overlooked genius. Rafe Champion, while correcting the new Popper biography, explains who the man was and what he did.

A combination of factors has elevated the Federal Reserve and its chairman to mythical status amongst the corporate and media elite.

The teachings of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises offer the answer to those who say we should dismantle civilization to meet the supposed needs of nature. A very powerful speech by George Reisman.

Harry Jaffa's new book on Lincoln overlooks the implications of a crucial fact: Some of the the most passionate opponents of forced political union were the radical abolitionists. Myles Kantor explains.

The writings of the great French economist explain why the recent conflict with China has ended through diplomacy and peace rather than belligerence and war, writes Llewellyn Rockwell.

Professor Shand was an outstanding economist in the Austrian tradition and a friend to the Mises Institute. His intellectual legacy is built on his two books on the science and morality of market economics. His son offers a tribute. 

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.