[ This talk was delivered at the Mises Institute’s 2018 Ron Paul-Mises Circle In Lake Jackson, Texas. ] There is a crisis, and only you, and people like you, can get us out of it. What is this crisis? On the one hand, the statist order is collapsing all around us. America is mired in a futile war in Afghanistan. A belligerent policy toward Iran
When I met Ludwig von Mises, he was exactly as I had imagined him: kind, brilliant, dignified, beautifully mannered and dressed, a gentleman from what Murray Rothbard called “an older and better world.” His wife, Margit, had been an actress, and she had great beauty, intelligence, and presence as well. A genius, Mises was the greatest economist of
[Prepared for delivery in Hamburg, Germany, upon receiving the Roland Baader Prize.] Thank you very much for the great honor you have conferred on me. The Roland Baader Prize is named for an outstanding champion of the free market and disciple of Ludwig von Mises. As I am the founder of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, you will not be surprised to
Students of free enterprise usually trace the origins of pro-market thinking to Scottish professor Adam Smith (1723–90). This tendency to see Smith as the fountainhead of economics is reinforced among Americans because his famed book An Inquiry into the Nature and the Causes of the Wealth of Nation was published the year of American independence
Ludwig von Mises was the greatest economist and defender of liberty in the twentieth century. In scholarship and in passion for freedom, his rightful heir is Murray N. Rothbard. Rothbard was born in New York City in 1926. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, and studied for more than 10 years under Mises at New York University. However,
[ Editor’s note: As we face another so-called government shutdown, some may recall that we’ve been down this road before. In this 1996 article , Lew Rockwell explains that government “shutdowns” are neither as unpopular, or as troublesome, as the media and Washington politicians assume. ] According to official history, the 104th Congress doomed
[ Esta charla se impartió en el Círculo Ron Paul-Mises del Instituto Mises 2018 en Lake Jackson, Texas ] Hay una crisis, y solo usted, y personas como usted, pueden sacarnos de ella. ¿Qué es esta crisis? Por un lado, la orden estatista está colapsando a nuestro alrededor. América está sumida en una guerra inútil en Afganistán. Una política
Cuando conocí a Ludwig von Mises, era exactamente como lo había imaginado: amable, brillante, digno, bien educado y vestido, un caballero de lo que Murray Rothbard llamó «un mundo más viejo y mejor». Su esposa, Margit, había sido una actriz, y ella tenía gran belleza, inteligencia y presencia también. Un genio, Mises fue el mayor economista del
[Preparado para la entrega en Hamburgo, Alemania, al recibir el Premio Roland Baader.] Muchas gracias por el gran honor que me ha otorgado. El Premio Roland Baader lleva el nombre de un destacado campeón del libre mercado y discípulo de Ludwig von Mises. Como soy el fundador del Instituto Ludwig von Mises, no se sorprenderá al saber que yo también
Los estudiantes de la libre empresa normalmente remontan los orígenes del pensamiento pro-mercado al profesor escocés Adam Smith (1723–1790). Esta tendencia a ver a Smith como origen de la economía está reforzada entre los estadounidenses porque su famoso libro Una investigación de la naturaleza y causa de la riqueza de las naciones fue publicado
What is the Mises Institute?
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.