Joe Salerno recently joined Tom Woods to discuss the legacy of F.A. Hayek. From the site : F.A. Hayek, illustrious member of the Austrian School of economics, won the Nobel Prize in 1974, and wrote prolifically on both economic and non-economic topics. He has been a source of controversy within libertarian circles because of some aspects of his
The online magazine Aeon currently features an outstanding article from our scholars Peter Klein and Nicolai Foss on the trend toward “bossless” business structures. Far from being redundant middlemen, they argue, good managers are needed more than ever even in firms that aspire to flat, decentralized, and democratic organization. Klein and
In a new interview with Pete Raymond , Sweden-born economist Per Bylund describes the Swedish economic system and takes a closer look at the claims of those who say Sweden is an example that ‘socialism’ can work in
Mark Thornton explains why socialism can never work, the history of the death and misery its caused and we discuss a better way to help everyone live a more free, peaceful and prosperous life. We need look no further than
Keynote AERC lectures and selected panels can be watched live at mises.org/live Our online schedule includes (Central Time Zone): Friday 9:15-10:15 A.M. | The F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture (Sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin) Randall Holcombe (Florida State University) | Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power Is Made and Maintained
Tomorrow would have been Murray Rothbard’s 93rd birthday. Though it’s been 24 years since his death, Murray continues to be prolific. After The Progressive Era , next to come is the long-lost 5th and concluding volume of his extraordinary history of early America, Conceived in Liberty . Books on American history have continued to go downhill in
The full archives are here. Volume 21, no. 4 (Winter 2018) is here. Articles: Agree or Disagree? On the Role of Negotiations for the Valuation of Business Enterprises by Florian Follert , Jeffrey M. Herbener , Michael Olbrich , and David Rapp Is the Virus of International Macroeconomic Interventionism Infectious? An ABCT Analysis by Walter Block ,
Faculty, Associated Scholars, and More In July, the Mises Institute hosted Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Mises U featured 167 attendees from 94 colleges and universities, 25 countries, and 26 US states. Mises U faculty also featured several first-time members, including Shawn Ritenour (Grove City College), Lukasz Dominiak (Nicolas
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