Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian Theory of Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle, Part 3
When the English-language edition of Ludwig von Mises’s The Theory of Money and Credit was published 90 years ago, in 1934, the world was in the…
Dr Richard M. Ebeling
Dr. Richard M. Ebeling is Professor of Economics at Northwood University
Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian Theory of Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle, Part 2
When the second German-language edition of Ludwig von Mises’s The Theory of Money and Credit appeared 100 years ago, in 1924, it was less than a…
Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian Theory of Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle, Part 1
One hundred years ago, in 1924, the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises issued a revised German-language edition of his 1912 book Theorie des Geldes und…
Lionel Robbins on the Logic of Choice and a Liberal International Order
It is probably not too much of an exaggeration to say that British economist Lionel Robbins (1898–1984) was one of the most influential economists…
The Beginnings of a Reborn Austrian School of Economics
Fifty years ago, on October 10, 1973, one of the leading members of the Austrian School of Economics, Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973), passed away…
The Great German and Austrian Inflations, 100 Years Ago
This year marks the 100th anniversaries of the great German and Austrian inflations that began with the coming of the First World War in…
Celebrating Adam Smith on His 300th Birthday
Three hundred years ago, on June 5, 1723, one of the most important and influential thinkers in modern history, Adam Smith, was born in…
The Smoke and Mirrors of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
The Washington political establishment, the social-media pundits, and the editorial pages of many newspapers have all been warning of a fiscal Armageddon if the…
Monetary Freedom Instead of Central Banking
The United States and most of the rest of the world are, once again, in the midst of an inflationary crisis. Prices in general…
Liberalism, True and False
The death of liberalism has been hailed or feared for well over a century now. In the United States, the tribal collectivists of identity…