The Academic Publisher’s Role?
Posted in From the Archives on 30 November 2011
Stats: 141 views and 2 Comments Recently I discussed J.K. Galbraith’s review of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action. In that review Galbraith took issue not only with Mises’s radicalism but also with the publishers’ plug on the book jacket. He chided Yale University Press for stating that Mises’s approach bears little relation to what “is usually taught in classrooms ...
Posted in From the Archives on 30 November 2011
Stats: 141 views and 2 Comments Recently I discussed J.K. Galbraith’s review of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action. In that review Galbraith took issue not only with Mises’s radicalism but also with the publishers’ plug on the book jacket. He chided Yale University Press for stating that Mises’s approach bears little relation to what “is usually taught in classrooms ...
Publisher’s Response to Galbraith’s Review of Human Action
Posted in Document on 27 November 2011
Stats: 123 views and No Comments In the Letter to the Editor section of the New York Times Eugene Davidson, of Yale University Press, response to J.K. Galbraith's attack of Yale University Press in his review of Mises's Human Action. With Galbraith response back.
Posted in Document on 27 November 2011
Stats: 123 views and No Comments In the Letter to the Editor section of the New York Times Eugene Davidson, of Yale University Press, response to J.K. Galbraith's attack of Yale University Press in his review of Mises's Human Action. With Galbraith response back.
Mises’s Naive View of the State?
Posted in From the Archives on 14 November 2011
Stats: 599 views and 3 Comments Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action was published in 1949. The book has since gone on to great acclaim in classical liberal and libertarian circles. It influenced more than a generation of economists not only in the Austrian-school tradition but also from the prominent Chicago (such as Gary Becker), UCLA (Armen ...
Posted in From the Archives on 14 November 2011
Stats: 599 views and 3 Comments Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action was published in 1949. The book has since gone on to great acclaim in classical liberal and libertarian circles. It influenced more than a generation of economists not only in the Austrian-school tradition but also from the prominent Chicago (such as Gary Becker), UCLA (Armen ...
In Defense of Laissez-Faire by J.K. Galbraith
Posted in Document on 30 October 2011
Stats: 379 views and 1 Comment In Defense of Laissez-Faire by J.K. Galbraith. A book review from October 30, 1949 of Ludwig von Mises's Human Action.
Posted in Document on 30 October 2011
Stats: 379 views and 1 Comment In Defense of Laissez-Faire by J.K. Galbraith. A book review from October 30, 1949 of Ludwig von Mises's Human Action.
Isaac Morehouse on Praxeology
Posted in Media, Video on 10 November 2010
Stats: 186 views and 1 Comment Isaac Morehouse spoke on the study of human action, also known as praxeology, to high school students attending Freedom Academy. This lecture was delivered on July 26th, 2010 in Atlanta, Ga.
Posted in Media, Video on 10 November 2010
Stats: 186 views and 1 Comment Isaac Morehouse spoke on the study of human action, also known as praxeology, to high school students attending Freedom Academy. This lecture was delivered on July 26th, 2010 in Atlanta, Ga.
If Goods Don’t Cross Borders…
Posted in From the Archives on 26 October 2010
Stats: 1,047 views and 1 Comment The quote “When goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will” is often attributed to the 19th century French Liberal economist Frederic Bastiat. Bastiat was a man with a talent for the written word, and we have countless great quotes from his pen (amazing considering his life was so short and the ...
Posted in From the Archives on 26 October 2010
Stats: 1,047 views and 1 Comment The quote “When goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will” is often attributed to the 19th century French Liberal economist Frederic Bastiat. Bastiat was a man with a talent for the written word, and we have countless great quotes from his pen (amazing considering his life was so short and the ...
Happy Birthday Ludwig von Mises
Posted in From the Archives on 29 September 2010
Stats: 247 views and 4 Comments Ludwig von Mises was born 129 years ago today on September 29, 1881. It is no exaggeration to say that Mises was one of the greatest economists who ever lived. His treatise on economics, Human Action, published by Yale University Press has influenced (and is continuing to influence) some of ...
Posted in From the Archives on 29 September 2010
Stats: 247 views and 4 Comments Ludwig von Mises was born 129 years ago today on September 29, 1881. It is no exaggeration to say that Mises was one of the greatest economists who ever lived. His treatise on economics, Human Action, published by Yale University Press has influenced (and is continuing to influence) some of ...
Entrepreneurship and Market Processes II
Posted in Audio, Media on 18 July 2010
Stats: 198 views and No Comments This lecture by Frederic Sautet continues the lecture on Entrepreneurship and Market Processes delivered by Ivan Pongracic. In the first lecture Professor Pongracic focused on the Austrian school of economics and the work of Ludwig von Mises, Israel Kirzner and others, while Frederic Sautet focuses on the idea of ...
Posted in Audio, Media on 18 July 2010
Stats: 198 views and No Comments This lecture by Frederic Sautet continues the lecture on Entrepreneurship and Market Processes delivered by Ivan Pongracic. In the first lecture Professor Pongracic focused on the Austrian school of economics and the work of Ludwig von Mises, Israel Kirzner and others, while Frederic Sautet focuses on the idea of ...
Austrian and the Other Schools of Economic Thought
Posted in Audio, Media on 17 July 2010
Stats: 416 views and No Comments In this lecture Frederic Sautet makes parallels between the Austrian school of economics and the other schools of economic thought. The lecture was delivered on June 11, 2010 in Atlanta, Ga at the Introduction to Austrian Economics seminar. For the video file of this lecture click here.
Posted in Audio, Media on 17 July 2010
Stats: 416 views and No Comments In this lecture Frederic Sautet makes parallels between the Austrian school of economics and the other schools of economic thought. The lecture was delivered on June 11, 2010 in Atlanta, Ga at the Introduction to Austrian Economics seminar. For the video file of this lecture click here.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Posted in From the Archives on 9 February 2010
Stats: 111 views and No Comments Ludwig Von Mises and Ayn Rand were two of the Twentieth Centuries most important advocates of the free market. Mises's treatise on economics, Human Action, has been, and is a source of inspiration for many economists. And as for Rand, there is even a saying, “It usually begins with Ayn ...
Posted in From the Archives on 9 February 2010
Stats: 111 views and No Comments Ludwig Von Mises and Ayn Rand were two of the Twentieth Centuries most important advocates of the free market. Mises's treatise on economics, Human Action, has been, and is a source of inspiration for many economists. And as for Rand, there is even a saying, “It usually begins with Ayn ...
