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In chapter 80 of Conceived in Liberty, his history of the American Revolution, Rothbard addresses modern attempts to re-frame the American Revolution as some sort of "conservative" revolution that merely preserved a way of life, and was not a radical departure from the past.

"...the deep-seated radicalism of the American Revolution goes far beyond this. It was inextricably linked both to the radical revolutions that went before and to the ones, particularly the French, that succeeded it."

Research is not just the way we add to the body of knowledge left by previous generations, but is also an effective means of engaging and challenging the ideas of mainstream economics.

Here is an interesting table comparing 9 schools of economic thought.

Mises Daily Weekend by David Gordon.

Mises Daily Friday by Lew Rockwell.

Mises Daily Thursday by Dale Steinreich.

Mises Daily Wednesday by Ryan McMaken. 

In less than 20 minutes David Gordon surveys Plato, Aristotle, Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium, Frenchman Frederic Bastiat, Franz Oppenheimer, and Albert Jay Nock.

Remember Peak Oil? Yeah, that's long over. 

Mises Daily Tuesday by Julian Adorney.