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Rothbard on Economic Ignorance

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Blog10/13/2015Matthew McCaffrey

I’ve noticed that the following Rothbard quote tends to circulate periodically amongst free-market groups:

“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally
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How the West Poisoned the Mind of the East

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Blog07/28/2015Carmen Elena Dorobăț

Europe and America did not cause the plight of the underdeveloped nations, but they have prolonged its duration by implanting in their intellectuals the ideologies which are the most serious obstacle to any improvement of conditions. The socialists and interventionists of the West have poisoned...

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Black Markets in School Cafeterias

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Blog06/25/2015Mark Thornton

Congress and the First Lady teamed up to impose the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act on school children across the country, but news of unintended consequences abound.

An Essay on Economic Theory by Richard Cantillon

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New Audio Book: Richard Cantillon's An Essay on Economic Theory

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Blog12/31/2014Mises Institute

One of the most important books ever written is now available as a free Mises Institute audio book.

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US Fedgov's Biggest Asset? Student Loans.

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Blog12/19/2014Jeff Deist

Student loans may be a liability on the consumer balance sheet, but they constitute an asset for Uncle Sam. Just...

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Public High School Is A Failure

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Blog07/12/2014David Howden

Over at Mises Canada, I address the question of why college tuition has increased by so much over the past few years. Turns out it might not have anything to do with the University system itself,...

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Mises University Graduates

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Blog07/01/2014Mark Thornton

On my recent trip to the Oxford Union debate in the UK I had the good fortune to be able to attend a lecture by Ben Powell at the Adam Smith Institute in London.

Ben attended Mises University in 1999 and 2000 and now teaches economics at Texas Tech University where he is also Director of...

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Can You Get College Credit for Attending Mises University?

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Blog12/12/2013Mark Thornton

According to this Mises U alum, Mises U experience can be applied to some degree programs:

Thank you @mises Just found out I'm getting Field Study credits at Virginia Tech for my time at Mises
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Economics at Troy University

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Blog11/17/2013Mark Thornton

Many young people want to know what has caused this ongoing economic crisis and many are looking for places to study Austrian free market economics. One University that is often overlooked is Troy University. Its faculty contain several...

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A Series of Lectures with Jesús Huerta de Soto

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Blog10/08/2013Mark Thornton

For students of Austrian Economics in the Spanish-speaking world, Instituto Juan de Mariana has recently posted a sizable number of lectures by Mises Institute Senior Fellow Jesús Huerta de Soto....