What is it, fundamentally, that fascinates us about economics? Some people hear economics and think greed. But to the contrary, what fascinates us about economics is the phenomenon of social cooperation, which takes place on a global scale despite the lack of any global authority directing it.
Today’s episode consists of the remarks I recently delivered at the Mises Institute‘s Mises University summer program.
Essay Mentioned
Gustave de Molinari, “The Production of Security”
Book Mentioned
Meltdown, by Tom Woods (foreword by Ron Paul)
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Ep. 230 Austrian Economics and the Liberty Movement
Ep. 16 Austrian Economics: Why It Matters
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