The late Murray Rothbard is in many ways the godfather of the modern libertarian movement, starting with the publication of his great tract Man, Economy, and State , back in 1962. And of course, Rothbard played an instrumental role in helping Lew Rockwell get the Mises Institute off the ground. This weekend’s show features a great panel discussion
On February 20, 2013, David Gordon, Lew Rockwell, and Joe Salerno spoke extensively with the foremost historian of classical liberalism, Ralph Raico, about his life and career, including insights into the views and personalities of Ayn Rand, F.A. Hayek, and Murray Rothbard. Raico grew up in the Bronx, but in contrast with the leftist views common
In this first installment of a two-part interview, Jeff Deist and Joseph T. Salerno discuss the health and vitality of the Austrian school, the impact of the South Royalton conference, Joe’s relationship with and memories of Rothbard, and why so many factions seem to persist within Austrian economics. Joe also gives some great insights into the
In this second installment of a two-part interview, Jeff Deist and Joseph T. Salerno discuss the health and vitality of the Austrian school. Joe also provides great insights into the state of academia, whether it’s wise for libertarians to pursue a PhD., and the tactical advantage of targeting intelligent
Joseph T. Salerno presents a series of ten formal lectures on topics related to the history and theory of the Austrian School of Economics. Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here
Sponsored by Steve and Cassandra Torello. Featuring David Gordon (”Hoppe and German Philosophy”), Mark Thornton (”Hoppe as Textbook Writer”), Stephan Kinsella (”Hoppe on Property Rights”), Thomas DiLorenzo (”Hoppean Political Economy vs. Public Choice”), Jörg Guido Hülsmann (”Hoppe as Mentor”), Joseph Salerno (”Hoppe and the Art of Economic
Volume 13, Number 3 (Fall 2010) Larry was a committed Austrian economist and passionate defender of the liberal economic order. At the time of his passing, he was a leading advocate of free banking and critic of central banking. A prolific and engaging writer, he authored many scholarly and popular articles on a wide variety of topics, ranging
Volume 16, Number 3 (Fall 1996) An Interview with Joseph T. Salerno Joseph Salerno, professor of economics at Pace University, is a leading figure in today’s growing Austrian School. He has been a pioneer in many fields, including monetary theory, comparative systems, the history of thought, and the economics of war. After the death of Murray N.
A Man of Principle: Essays in Honor of Hans F. Sennholz John W. Robbins and Mark Spangler, eds. Grove City, Pennsylvania: Grove City College Press, 1992. An important contributing factor to the resurgence of Austrian economics in the 1970s was the appearance of a handful of articles which drew the attention of the economics profession
“What in a communistic society is done upon a decision of the supreme economic council is in our individualistic society brought about by the collective but independent action of the individuals and carried out by the price mechanism.” Gottfried Haberler was one of the first economists to make a rigorous case for the superior productivity and
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The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.