History
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The Many Problems With the Ideology of Nationalism
Sorry, but it is historical fact that the German National Socialists was a nationalist party.
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Liberty and the Search for Meaning
What is the strongest objection to the idea of liberty, markets, and a self-managing society? We’ve been subjected to vast numbers of them recently. Which is most compelling?
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It’s the Small Things, Like Hershey’s Kisses, that Matter
Want to become a champion of liberty? Eschew historicism. Be suspicious of grand millenarian eschatologies. Learn to love the little things in life. Celebrate every individual’s right to choose how they live their lives. Smile when you think of every box of chocolate given and received this February 14th.
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Ludwig von Mises as the Victim of Quinn Slobodian’s Intellectual Dishonesty
This is a slipshod attempt to taint and tarnish the reputation of one of the leading economists of the 20th century, and one of the most consistent and outspoken defenders of the classical liberal ideal of political, social and economic liberty and the free society.
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The Economic Fundamentals of Online Games
Designing a game economy is more art than science, and testifies to the Hayekian notion that economics demonstrates how little we know about what we imagine we can design.
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Castro’s Revolution on Its 60th Anniversary
The road not taken by Cuba, that of not having the revolution, is one on which the country would have been healthier and richer than it is now. This denial of human flourishing makes Cuba just like any other Communist regime, and thus the regime deserves only scorn.
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AIER, This Year and Next
The atmosphere at AIER makes for a welcome contrast with the civic culture of division and anger that dominates politics and mainstream news. We are focused on the long term, and on truth and integrity as the desiderata of intellectual value.
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Where Does the Idea That Deficits Don’t Matter Come From?
While Karl Marx has served as the supplier of the political slogans, the economist Michal Kalecki has provided the guidelines for the actual policy in many parts of the world.
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What Can the Canadian Robber Barons Teach American Historians?
Canadian “robber barons” were exactly like the American robber barons: largely a myth.
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The Pejorative Origins of the Term “Neoliberalism”
Neoliberalism is one of academia’s trendiest boogiemen. Do historians have the wrong origin story?
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The Many Problems With the Ideology of Nationalism
Sorry, but it is historical fact that the German National Socialists was a nationalist party.
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•
Liberty and the Search for Meaning
What is the strongest objection to the idea of liberty, markets, and a self-managing society? We’ve been subjected to vast numbers of them recently. Which is most compelling?
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•
It’s the Small Things, Like Hershey’s Kisses, that Matter
Want to become a champion of liberty? Eschew historicism. Be suspicious of grand millenarian eschatologies. Learn to love the little things in life. Celebrate every individual’s right to choose how they live their lives. Smile when you think of every box of chocolate given and received this February 14th.
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Ludwig von Mises as the Victim of Quinn Slobodian’s Intellectual Dishonesty
This is a slipshod attempt to taint and tarnish the reputation of one of the leading economists of the 20th century, and one of the most consistent and outspoken defenders of the classical liberal ideal of political, social and economic liberty and the free society.
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•
The Economic Fundamentals of Online Games
Designing a game economy is more art than science, and testifies to the Hayekian notion that economics demonstrates how little we know about what we imagine we can design.
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•
Castro’s Revolution on Its 60th Anniversary
The road not taken by Cuba, that of not having the revolution, is one on which the country would have been healthier and richer than it is now. This denial of human flourishing makes Cuba just like any other Communist regime, and thus the regime deserves only scorn.
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•
AIER, This Year and Next
The atmosphere at AIER makes for a welcome contrast with the civic culture of division and anger that dominates politics and mainstream news. We are focused on the long term, and on truth and integrity as the desiderata of intellectual value.
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•
Where Does the Idea That Deficits Don’t Matter Come From?
While Karl Marx has served as the supplier of the political slogans, the economist Michal Kalecki has provided the guidelines for the actual policy in many parts of the world.
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•
What Can the Canadian Robber Barons Teach American Historians?
Canadian “robber barons” were exactly like the American robber barons: largely a myth.
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•
The Pejorative Origins of the Term “Neoliberalism”
Neoliberalism is one of academia’s trendiest boogiemen. Do historians have the wrong origin story?