Econ in one Lesson
Principles
Capital and Interest
Positive Theory of Capital
Human Action
Money and Credit
Man Economy and State
After that, the Austrian School imo is really repetitive and basic
Until you change the error in the thread title, there are a few more books that I would recommend.
There are no crimes against people.
There are only crimes against the state.
And the state will never, ever choose to hold accountable its agents, because a thing can not commit a crime against itself.
6-8? Does that mean 7?
Or -2?Originally Posted by Ronin Truth
I'm a big tent libertarian, and there's more to laissez faire than just the Austrians, and indeed more than economics to any good political philosophy. That's why I use the 'Paleo' prefix and also refer to myself as a traditionalist and a neoreactionary. Cultural issues may even be more important than economics, but they are at the very least as important. My three favorite living ancaps are Hans-Herman Hoppe, Brian Caplan (despite his idiocy when it comes to immigration) and David Friedman; only one of them is an Austrian. Chicago is a very rich economic school, despite what its become in recent years.
Other books that libertarians and right wing allies must read:
The Machinery of Freedom
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Democracy: the God That Failed
The Bell Curve
Intellectuals and Society
Alien Nation
There are others, but those are a few.
This is how a cult starts...
I agree with you here.
Those who want liberty must organize as effectively as those who want tyranny. -- Iyad el Baghdadi
Man, Economy, and State was the most boring read until the very end.
Amy, I'm not sure I follow you. And I'm not sure you're understanding the OP. The way I read it, he's saying 6-8 books are all you need to read to understand Austrian economics. That's not the same as saying 6-8 books are all you need to read period. And frankly....that's a lot of books for one subject. Someone ought to write Austrian economics for dummies.
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
Most cults are started by charismatic liars who distract their adherents from the fact they're getting robbed by telling them the lie that they're somehow helping some unseen poor people somewhere. And they generally depend on catchphrases, brainwashing techniques like repetition, and 'magic' numbers like 56,000.
You mean like this one?
The wisdom of Swordy:
On bringing the troops home
On fighting corruption:
Fascism Defined
I'm not an econ person, for the most part--so no, I don't understand someone saying that you only need to read 6-8 books in order to be complete (my assumption from the title.) I should stay away from economics topics, but sometimes I don't notice the subforum.Amy, I'm not sure I follow you. And I'm not sure you're understanding the OP. The way I read it, he's saying 6-8 books are all you need to read to understand Austrian economics. That's not the same as saying 6-8 books are all you need to read period. And frankly....that's a lot of books for one subject. Someone ought to write Austrian economics for dummies.
Those who want liberty must organize as effectively as those who want tyranny. -- Iyad el Baghdadi
You are forgetting:
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money - John Maynard Keynes
Principles of Economics - Alfred Marshall
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation - David Ricardo
The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
Principles of political economy - Thomas Malthus
Wage Labour and Capital - Karl Marx
The Theory of Price - George Stigler
Don't misunderstand me, the Austrians have helped make some great advances in economics, but lets stop pretending it is all them.
did you Honor him with a neg rep? or should I?
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein
"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson.
OK, how about if I start.Someone ought to write Austrian economics for dummies.
only the gubbermint is Keynesian. YOU are Austrian.
(how am I doing?)
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein
"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson.
Why would I do that? Why would you? If you neg rep him, I'll just plus rep him.did you Honor him with a neg rep? or should I?
Those who want liberty must organize as effectively as those who want tyranny. -- Iyad el Baghdadi
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(I thought he was trying to set a record or something.. my bad...)
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"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein
"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson.
In reply to your question: Hot Lips Houlihan.ooh, la la!!
I LOVE it when you talk French!!
(I thought he was trying to set a record or something.. my bad...
Those who want liberty must organize as effectively as those who want tyranny. -- Iyad el Baghdadi
I'm not surprised English Grammar For Dummies isn't on your list.
I see your point. I'm not an economics expert either. I don't know if I'd understand Austrian Economics in just 6 to 8 books. But the only way to know is if I read the 6 to 8 books.
Yeah. Having a basic understanding of other schools of econ probably makes understanding the Austrian school easier.
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
LOL. Took me half a second to get that embedded joke. But yeah, asking people to read books on their own from disparate authors is pretty much the opposite of cult behavior.
9/11 Thermate experiments
Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I
"I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"
"We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul
"It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
Let me save you all some time.
Marx = value is objective = you can stop reading there
Keynes = prices are sticky = you can stop reading there
....seriously, no reason to ever read those two unless you want to quote them for mockery purposes.
And this is how a thread turns to shyte.
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There is only one correct way: freedom. All other solutions are non-solutions.
It appears that artificial intelligence is at least slightly superior to natural stupidity.
Our words make us the ghosts that we are.
Convincing the world he didn't exist was the Devil's second greatest trick; the first was convincing us that God didn't exist.
Behold, the visage of American stupidity run amok.You mean like this one?
freedomisobvious.blogspot.com
There is only one correct way: freedom. All other solutions are non-solutions.
It appears that artificial intelligence is at least slightly superior to natural stupidity.
Our words make us the ghosts that we are.
Convincing the world he didn't exist was the Devil's second greatest trick; the first was convincing us that God didn't exist.
That is a gross and grotesque error. If you claim an interest in liberty, a commensurate interest in economics is virtually mandatory. The two are inextricably intertwined and there can be no reasonably complete understanding of the former without one of the latter. Dead serious on this.
Get thee to the books, rather than a nunnery**.
** "Get thee to a nunnery.", the famous line admonishes Ophelia to a whore house and not a convent, as so commonly taken.
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freedomisobvious.blogspot.com
There is only one correct way: freedom. All other solutions are non-solutions.
It appears that artificial intelligence is at least slightly superior to natural stupidity.
Our words make us the ghosts that we are.
Convincing the world he didn't exist was the Devil's second greatest trick; the first was convincing us that God didn't exist.
Ugh.You mean like this one?
They're all moist...including the dude.
This thread was designed for Austrian Econ. Not econ in general. There are several other books I would recommend to read on a variety of issues.
None of these books need to be read besides Marx and Keynes.
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