By Tag "Murray Rothbard"
Murray Rothbard on ObamaCare: The Devil is in the Principle
Ok, he was not actually writing about ObamaCare but Hillarycare... Back in 1993, during the debate over "Hillarycare" (the "beta" version" of ObamaCare), most of the so-called "opposition" to the plan centered around the details. Critics said [...]
Unhappy Anniversary
This month represents 45 years since President Richard Nixon closed the "gold window" thus severing the last link between the US Dollar and gold. The results have been 45 years of economic instability, declining living standards for the lower [...]
Murray Rothbard on Audit the Fed
Today is the twenty-first anniversary of Murray Rothbard's death. I had the privilege of knowing Dr. Rothbard, and he was not only one of the smartest people I ever meet, but he was a genuinely nice person who was fun to be around. Unlike so many [...]
Ron Paul on Rothbard, Rothbard on Audit the Fed
Today marks twenty years since the passing of "Mr. Libertarian," Murray Rothbard. Rothbard was Ludwig Von Mises' top American student, and Mises' heir as the world's top Austrian economist. Rothbard was also a top-notch philosopher, historian, [...]
The state of the liberty movement in the Trump era
My friend Jack Hunter, Editor of RARE Liberty, recently wrote a piece asking (and answering) an important question: Who are We? The Liberty Movement in the Trump Era. In the article, Jack recounts the history of the modern libertarian -- or [...]
Classic Ron Paul: The Political Importance of Murray Rothbard
In honor of Murray Rothbard's 90th birthday, here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's essay on "The Political Importance of Murray Rothbard" delivered at Murray's 60th birthday party and subsequently published in the Mises Institute's [...]
Happy Birthday, Murray Rothbard!
Today is Murray Rothbard's ninety-fifth birthday. With the Federal Reserve and its apologists continuing to spread the myth that Audit the Fed would somehow compromise their precious "independence," I can think of no better way to celebrate [...]
Ron Paul on CNBC: Give Free Markets A Chance
Austrian economists define inflation as an increase in the money supply, which in turn leads to higher prices for goods and services. This is important to note for a number of reasons, but most importantly for the point made by Ludwig von [...]