Category Archives: Economics

Time Preference and Interest

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Week 7 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and three book chapters dealing with time preference and interest. “Time Preference and Interest” by Jeffrey Herbener: This lecture has a good summary of Ludwig … Continue reading →

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New Page in the Reading Economics Project

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

The long-awaited (or at least long-delayed) page listing the works in the Reading Economics Project is now live on the site. It is still incomplete, but it had been on the drawing board long enough (I made the initial draft … Continue reading →

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How One Modern Economist Is Like St. Thomas Aquinas

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

No, it’s not by making dry and boring arguments, before anyone makes a smart-aleck comment. One of the most admirable things about St. Thomas Aquinas’s method of argumentation in the Summa Theologica is his insistence on giving his opponents their best … Continue reading →

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Value, Utility, and Price

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I just checked my archives and found that my last post in the Reading Economics Project was more than six months ago! Let’s fix that, shall we? Week 6 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes … Continue reading →

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I, Pencil: The Movie

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Leonard Read’s classic essay “I, Pencil” has helped introduce millions of people to the amazing nature of the modern economy based on the division of labor. It’s required reading in one of my undergraduate courses, and I’ve seen (figuratively) the … Continue reading →

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How a Christian Economist Thinks about Helping His Neighbor

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Christian economist, Forbes.com columnist, and fellow Misesian Art Carden is featured on this week’s episode of the Research on Religion podcast. The interview focuses on how Christians should view the various policies and programs that are intended to help the … Continue reading →

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Free Books This Month at Liberty Classroom!

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

For those of you have not already joined the fun over at Liberty Classroom, Tom Woods is giving away free, autographed copies of some of his books to new members this month! You can choose from Nullification, Rollback, and 33 … Continue reading →

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Praxeology

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

Week 5 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture, four book chapters, and two long essays all dealing with the methodological foundations of Austrian economics. “The Austrian Method: Praxeology” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: This … Continue reading →

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An “Open Letter to Warren Buffett”

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Over on my Reading Economics page, I’ve outlined a plan to read through, among other things, George Reisman’s program of readings. In that light (although I haven’t actually posted on anything from that series yet), I thought it was worth … Continue reading →

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Scary Debt Analysis

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Thanks to my reading and teaching schedule, I’ve been unable to post much on current events the past couple of months. However, I simply must post a link to this interview with former White House budget director David Stockman. Stockman … Continue reading →

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