Kurt R. Leube
The system of protection, as much as it forms the only means of placing those nations which are far behind in civilization on equal terms with the one predominating nation, appears to be the most efficient means of furthering the final union of nations, and hence also of promoting true freedom of trade. Friedrich […]
They charge us, we charge them, we charge them less. So how can anybody be upset? They will be, because we never charged anybody anything. But now we’re going to charge. Donald J. Trump In a rather pompous fashion, with great fanfare and with his most loyal entourage attentively sitting in the audience, […]
The most important thing to remember is that inflation is not an act of God, that inflation is not a catastrophe of the elements or a disease that comes like the plague. Inflation is a policy. Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) Take Away … when prices of goods and services rise monthly by over […]
I set out to become the greatest lover in Vienna, the greatest horseman in Austria, and the greatest economist in the world. Alas, for the illusions of youth: as a horseman, I was never really first-rate. Joseph A. Schumpeter Take Away Joseph A. Schumpeter is considered one of the most influential social scholars […]
If it is the rule of the game that two persons may dispossess a third who must submit to being dispossessed, the rule is unjust. Anthony de Jasay Take Away Based on a solid epistemology, the main aim of Anthony de Jasay’s philosophical work was to reformulate political and economic liberalism. His writings offer […]