The far-left is worried that Obama is excessively influenced by Ludwig von Mises.
I know. It's nuts. Discussion on the forum.
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The far-left is worried that Obama is excessively influenced by Ludwig von Mises.
I know. It's nuts. Discussion on the forum.
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Nothing can enter into the function of a medium of exchange which was not already previously an economic good to which people assigned exchange value already before it was demanded as such a medium. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mises
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If one looks at the catastrophic consequences of the great paper-money inflations, one must admit that the expensiveness of gold production is the minor evil. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mises
[...]I'll be periodically posting about interesting topics and discussions going on in the Ludwig von Mises Institute Forum. I encourage anyone interested in the scholarship of liberty in the Austrian tradition to join and partake of the bounty of intellectual stimulation on offer there.
One of the best things about' [...]
In this weekend's WSJ, Mark Spitznagel, founder and chief investment officer of the hedge fund Universa Investments LP, writes that, in the 1920s, German economist Ludwig von Mises predicted how our crisis would evolve:
Taking his cue from David Hume and David Ricardo, Mises explained how the banking system was endowed' [...]Here’s a letter that I sent this morning to the Wall Street Journal:
Kudos to Mark Spitznagel for drawing attention to the important but neglected work of the late Ludwig von Mises (”The Man Who Predicted the Depression,” Nov. 7).
But while Mr. Spitznagel is correct that Keynesians ignored Mises’s [...]
From last evening in the Wall Street Journal, a very good piece. Nothing new for readers of Mises.org but still very encouraging.
The Man Who Predicted the Depression
Ludwig von Mises explained how government-induced credit expansions led to imbalances in the economy.
By MARK SPITZNAGEL
Ludwig von Mises was snubbed [...]
An example of classical liberalism's elective affinity with authoritarian politics?
Ludwig:
It cannot be denied that Fascism and similar movements aiming at the establishment of dictatorships are full of the best intentions and that their intervention has, for the moment, saved European civilization. The merit that Fascism has thereby won for [...]
There prevails in the writings of many contemporary authors the disposition to represent every extension of governmental power and every restriction of the individual's discretion as a step forward on the road to liberty. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mises
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I bought ten of these last week. I'm keeping some of them and will probably give a few away as gifts (nothing says "Merry Christmas" like honest money bearing the visage of Ludwig von Mises). One is currently in my office, propped up against a chunk of the Berlin' [...]
Money is the thing which serves as the generally accepted and commonly used medium of exchange. All the other functions which people ascribe to money are merely particular aspects of its primary and sole function. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mises
[...]I'm optimistic. Here's one reason why. Forgive me if you know about this already, but I'm encouraged by the existence of the Instituto Ludwig von Mises Brasil. My sister lived in Brazil for a few years, and I finished Atlas Shrugged for the first time when we went to [...]
From Edwin Browne
In 1960 or 1961 Ludwig von Mises was one of my professors at NYU's Graduate School at Trinity Place in Manhattan. In many ways he shaped my thinking and was a most unforgettable person.
I remember him standing in front of our class frantically brushing off his suit [...]
Against Intellectual Property has been been translated into Portugese (Contra a Propriedade Intelectual) by Rafael Hotz, of the Instituto Ludwig von Mises Brasil. It was previously translated into Spanish, Polish, and Georgian.
[...]Steven Horwitz
Born today in 1881, Ludwig von Mises was one of the 20th century's most important intellectuals and one of its most passionate defenders of freedom. He is the economics equivalent of the giants of all the other disciplines (e.g., Einstein). And as Mario Rizzo notes over at [...]
Now whatever virtues one may ascribe -- undeservedly -- to the modern variety of the greenback standard, there is one thing that it certainly cannot achieve. It can never become a permanent, lasting system of monetary management. FULL ARTICLE by Ludwig von Mises
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