At the Purdue University event today I promised I’d post a link of interest to economics students, with info on Austrian professors around the country, advice on getting a Ph.D., etc. Here’s that link .
Archives for April 2012
Woods Live Stream on Saturday
My talk at Purdue University tomorrow (Saturday) will be streamed live at 12:30pm ET at CampusReform.org .
I Get Letters
A member of my brand new Liberty Classroom writes: I am currently listening to U.S. History to 1877 . Wow! Great stuff. I grew up on the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley of MA. I’ve lived in DC as well as Washington, PA. I currently live one town over from… Read More
Austrian Business Cycle Haiku
The Facebook page I bet Ludwig von Mises can get more fans than John Maynard Keynes challenged fans of the page to compose a haiku based on Austrian business cycle theory. Now I think you lose points if you use words like “interest rates.” Nothing lovely in that. It needs to be at a higher level of abstraction,… Read More
Geithner Should Be Fired and Replaced With No One
Peter Schiff makes an excellent point: since the Treasury secretary is obviously nothing but a yes-man for the president, nothing but a shill who propagandizes for existing policy, what on earth do we need him for?
State Schooling
I Thought This Was Obvious
But high taxes do not improve society, I explain to a critic of my earlier piece on the subject.
Purdue University This Saturday
This Saturday I’ll be speaking at a conference at Purdue University that deals with the financial crisis, paying particular attention to the Fed’s role in the whole mess. Admission is free. Hope to see you there!
The Secret Ingredient: Seasonal, Local Food
Over at the LRC blog , Karen de Coster has an interesting post about “ Ingredients ,” a documentary on local food production as opposed to the industrial food model. As someone who lives in Topeka, where finding a non-franchise restaurant — how many times can you people… Read More
See You at the Live Q&A Tonight!
I’ll be taking your questions live in a video chat tonight at 9:30pm ET. You don’t need a camera or even a question. Just a computer. These are always a blast, and the 30 minutes just fly by. Tonight is a Q&A marathon with candidates for office… Read More