[Newsweek column from February 20, 1956, and reprinted in Business Tides: The Newsweek Era of Henry Hazlitt.] H.L. Mencken, who died on Jan. 29, was the outstanding American literary critic of his generation, its most influential stylist, its most prominent iconoclast, the chief scourge of the genteel tradition, and a great liberating force. I
[Newsweek column from June 25, 1951, and reprinted in Business Tides: The Newsweek Era of Henry Hazlitt.] Regardless of what Congress actually does before June 30, it is instructive to consider what a sensible anti-inflationary legislative program would be like if we could get it. 1—What is primarily needed is not more controls by the government
Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man. This is no accident. The inherent difficulties of the subject would be great enough in any case, but they are multiplied a thousandfold by a factor that is insignificant in, say, physics, mathematics, or medicine—the special pleading of selfish interests. While every group
[ Artículo de Newsweek del 20 de febrero de 1956 y reimpreso en Business Tides: The Newsweek Era of Henry Hazlitt ] H.L. Mencken, que murió el 29 de enero, fue el mayor crítico literario estadounidense de su generación, su estilista más importante, su iconoclasta más eminente, el principal azote de la tradición refinada y una gran fuerza
Independientemente de lo que el Congreso realmente haga antes del 30 de junio, es instructivo considerar cómo sería un programa legislativo anti inflacionista sensato si pudiéramos conseguirlo. 1-Lo que se necesita principalmente no son más controles por parte del gobierno sino más controles sobre el gobierno. Es la política del gobierno, y solo
[Este artículo está extraído de Economía en una lección ] La economía está perseguida por más falacias que ningún otro estudio conocido por el hombre. No es casualidad. Las dificultades propias de la materia serían lo suficientemente grandes en todo caso, pero se multiplican por mil por un factor que es insignificante, por ejemplo, en física,
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