Media and Culture
Austrian Economics, Alternative Currencies, and SEC Football
Interviewed by host Alan Butler, Mark Thornton talks about alternative currencies, the history of U.S.
Lawyers, Film, and Money: Copyrighting the First Movies
The advent of film, as a creative medium, presented a challenge to the historical understanding of copyrights.
Fama, Hansen, and Shiller
Mark Thornton discusses the three American winners of the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
The Economics of Apocalypse: A Tale of Two C.D.C.’s
One reason the television series is so much more compelling is that it champions the cause of human freedom and self-reliance.
How to Read Mises
October 10th is the 40th anniversary of the death of Ludwig von Mises.
Paper Money Collapse Closes
The website Paper Money Collapse written by Detlev Schlichter is closing down as the author is embar
The Walking Dead and a Refuge from the Modern State
The Walking Dead suggests that government does not offer solutions to catastrophic problems but in fact only exacerbate them.
Zombie Apocalypse in a ‘DC’ Comic
Zombie narratives are one of the trends toward global or cosmic catastrophes that show government as the salvation and redeemer.
Paul Cantor on the Technocratic Elite in Popular Culture
The viewing public still responds to films and television shows that champion freedom.
