Economic History
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Can We Have Welfare Without the Threat of Violence?
“The mutual aid sector is due for a renaissance. It might seem radical, but charity and mutual aid systems create more trust, engender more integrity, and offer greater responsibility.” ~ Max Borders
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Das Karl Marx Problem
“How do we reconcile the decisive and early rejection of Marx’s economic theories after the Marginal Revolution with the high acclaim that those same theories enjoy among intellectuals today, albeit almost entirely outside of the economics profession?” ~ Phillip W. Magness & Michael Makovi
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Essential Words In- And Not In- Adam Smith’s Essential Works
“Don’t leave TMS behind when reading WN. Intricate souls the actors in WN surely are. What, after all, is the inner substance of the wealth of nations?” ~ Caleb Petitt & Daniel B. Klein
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The Political History of Money
“In The Currency of Politics, Stefan Eich has written a valuable and very interesting review of specific monetary debates in their historical settings during centuries of thought about the nature of money as it is entwined with politics.” ~ Alex J. Pollock
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Getting W.H. Hutt’s Life And Work All Wrong
“Their argument falls apart under scrutiny. The version of Hutt they present is like the version of Buchanan that MacLean presents in her book Democracy in Chains: an unrecognizable caricature.” ~ Art Carden
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The Economics of Envy
“Hatred of the rich in the name of equality was probably responsible for more death and destruction in the twentieth century than any other political passion.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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Highway Heist: The Development of America’s Road System
“James Bennett’s new book, Highway Heist, offers readers an excellent history of the politics and economics behind the development of the nation’s transportation network.” ~ Randall G. Holcombe
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A Central Bank Reckoning
“Even the best set of rules and the tightest, most targeted, narrowly circumscribed mandate won’t be enough unless central bankers are willing to emulate something akin to judicial restraint.” ~ Samuel Gregg
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Canadian Fiscal Lessons for Britain’s Fiscal Woes
“The Canadian experience suggests that it is entirely possible to enact the spending cuts that many claim are necessary to balance the announced tax cuts in Britain.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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The Private Disaster Response Alternative
“Anything the government can’t do, which is most things, the private sector can do, perhaps not perfectly, but well enough. That includes disaster relief.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Can We Have Welfare Without the Threat of Violence?
“The mutual aid sector is due for a renaissance. It might seem radical, but charity and mutual aid systems create more trust, engender more integrity, and offer greater responsibility.” ~ Max Borders
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•
Das Karl Marx Problem
“How do we reconcile the decisive and early rejection of Marx’s economic theories after the Marginal Revolution with the high acclaim that those same theories enjoy among intellectuals today, albeit almost entirely outside of the economics profession?” ~ Phillip W. Magness & Michael Makovi
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Essential Words In- And Not In- Adam Smith’s Essential Works
“Don’t leave TMS behind when reading WN. Intricate souls the actors in WN surely are. What, after all, is the inner substance of the wealth of nations?” ~ Caleb Petitt & Daniel B. Klein
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The Political History of Money
“In The Currency of Politics, Stefan Eich has written a valuable and very interesting review of specific monetary debates in their historical settings during centuries of thought about the nature of money as it is entwined with politics.” ~ Alex J. Pollock
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Getting W.H. Hutt’s Life And Work All Wrong
“Their argument falls apart under scrutiny. The version of Hutt they present is like the version of Buchanan that MacLean presents in her book Democracy in Chains: an unrecognizable caricature.” ~ Art Carden
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•
The Economics of Envy
“Hatred of the rich in the name of equality was probably responsible for more death and destruction in the twentieth century than any other political passion.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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•
Highway Heist: The Development of America’s Road System
“James Bennett’s new book, Highway Heist, offers readers an excellent history of the politics and economics behind the development of the nation’s transportation network.” ~ Randall G. Holcombe
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•
A Central Bank Reckoning
“Even the best set of rules and the tightest, most targeted, narrowly circumscribed mandate won’t be enough unless central bankers are willing to emulate something akin to judicial restraint.” ~ Samuel Gregg
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•
Canadian Fiscal Lessons for Britain’s Fiscal Woes
“The Canadian experience suggests that it is entirely possible to enact the spending cuts that many claim are necessary to balance the announced tax cuts in Britain.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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•
The Private Disaster Response Alternative
“Anything the government can’t do, which is most things, the private sector can do, perhaps not perfectly, but well enough. That includes disaster relief.” ~ Robert E. Wright