Henry Hazlitt, Literary Critic
Henry Hazlitt was a man who wore many hats, including that of a serious critic of literature.
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Is the Market a Test of Truth and Beauty?
Professor Leland B. Yeager (University of Virginia and Auburn University) is one of the giants of the generation of economists after Ludwig von Mises. He was Mises’s student and translator — and has made a lifetime of contributions to policy...
Defending the Advertiser
Advertising must be defended by those who believe in freedom of speech — for that is all advertising is.
Woods on Mad Hatter Economics
If such a second American Revolution should ever come to pass, Thomas Woods could even match his namesake Thomas Paine.
Tangled as Political Allegory
The idea here is that the evil witch Gothel, who is really old and decrepit but uses magic to look 40-something, is the stand-in for the state.
Biebermania and Its Lessons for Our Time
Even given his notable talent and hard work, Justin Bieber owes his fame and fortune to the organizing power of human action and choice.
“Socially Conscious” Literature
They do not comprehend that capitalism, in engendering big-scale production for mass consumption, is essentially a system of wiping out penury as much as possible.
Freedom Is Free
Many people imagine that authoritarian regimes have an advantage over free societies because they can force people to conform to a rational plan.
Atlas Shrugged: Sanitized and On the Fly
For instance, Ayn Rand was a passionate smoker. None of the principle characters in <i>Atlas Shrugged: Part I</i> smokes.
The Continued Relevance of Rand’s Villains
So long as Ayn Rand’s villains continue to resemble the reality in Washington, the story of Atlas Shrugged will remain popular. The average American may not be a powerful railroad executive or steel magnate, but most believe they are entitled to the fruits of their labor.
