The Litmus Test For Any "Ron Paul Republican"
Submitted by Revere1776 on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 00:11For those wishing to gain greater insight and understanding into the philosophy and economics of Liberty, it is absolutely imperative that you go to Mises.org and study Austrian Economics. It is this school of thought that gave birth to the Ron Paul Revolution as we know it today and served as the motivator for Dr Paul to enter the political arena.
Austrian Economics, for those of you who don't know, is TRUE free-market economics. On Mises.org you will be introduced to the brilliant minds of Ludwig von Mises, Murray N Rothbard, Thomas Dilorenzo, and others.
There're a TON of free books and material, including audio books and ebooks that can be downloaded at no cost. It is due to both Ron Paul and the study of Austrian Economics that brought me out of the haze of neoconservativism and into the light of Liberty.
The following is one of the most earth shattering books I've read. It's Murray Rothbard's masterpiece, "For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto." It's the audio book version and it's great while driving to work.
Thank you
For a good intelligent suggestion on an issue I have been struggling with as I figure out how to vote, figure out who is a neocon and who is a real liberal, figure out the good guys from the bad guys, figure out my heroes from people I used to think were friends, figure out the smart from the stupid, figure out the open minded from the closed and dying. What I usually do is just say, "Who are you voting for for President?" That is my litmus test. Oh, I left one out, figuring out whom to use as my new financial advisor! But, now I will attempt to educate myself too.
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thanks for the post and link. austrian thought is finally making a resurgence and thank god for that. Rothbard should be required reading for anyone interested in liberty. Another great one is "what has government done to our money?" really just shows how money normally functions in a free society and how the Fed was swindled into being. I mean, the definition of what money even is has been so distorted that we all need to be reeducated.