tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2063903837355479448..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Further Recommended Reading for Andrew LeonardRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2687855508125138502011-07-04T08:38:10.845-04:002011-07-04T08:38:10.845-04:00The guy seems to have graciously admitted his mist...The guy seems to have graciously admitted his mistake, so people should cut him some slack. After all, we should not look down our nose at people. Mr. Huebert and Mr. Paul are right - we should try to bring people together by our good examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57525468930393812092011-07-04T03:24:56.204-04:002011-07-04T03:24:56.204-04:00I don't find Mises' to be convoluted at al...I don't find Mises' to be convoluted at all. He's very thorough in his deduction. That Leonard believes his argumentation to be convoluted speaks more of himself than of Mises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84777808305439626412011-07-04T02:47:00.961-04:002011-07-04T02:47:00.961-04:00I should have included a link to Study Guide I men...I should have included a link to Study Guide I mentioned above:<br /><br />http://mises.org/store/Human-Action-Study-Guide-P547.aspx<br /><br />Happy Overthrow-Your-Government Day, everyone!perlstarhttp://www.ggcs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25285100202668555392011-07-04T00:43:06.646-04:002011-07-04T00:43:06.646-04:00The real connection is between evangelical fundame...<i>The real connection is between evangelical fundamentalists and leftist progressives. </i><br /><br />Ain't that the truth! See how often they band together on "women's issues" like pornography and prostitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23217940656545410762011-07-03T22:25:19.468-04:002011-07-03T22:25:19.468-04:00It's interesting that Leonard tries to make th...It's interesting that Leonard tries to make that connection when some Catholic authorities have lashed out fiercely against Mises:<br /><br />http://catholicism.org/ludwig-von-mises-and-catholic-social-teaching.htmlAndrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33336163722071159662011-07-03T21:35:28.412-04:002011-07-03T21:35:28.412-04:00The real connection is between evangelical fundame...The real connection is between evangelical fundamentalists and leftist progressives. Both believe that if only everyone followed their directives/morality, the world would be a better place or even a utopia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40837743540790348952011-07-03T20:52:33.586-04:002011-07-03T20:52:33.586-04:00I continue to find it unfathomable how there are N...I continue to find it unfathomable how there are NO leftists (or Bachmannites for that matter) who have the slightest familiarity with even basic Austrian School concepts. Don't count on Mr. Leonard to ever get a grip on something basic like economic calculation. Or the difference between laissez faire and crony capitalism. <br /><br />Further, you cannot even shame them out of their Bob Roddisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72223181363723045432011-07-03T20:50:19.440-04:002011-07-03T20:50:19.440-04:00Bob, I've been studying Austrian Econ for a de...Bob, I've been studying Austrian Econ for a decade, and even I have difficulty with the density and depth of Mises' "Human Action". I think it took me a year to finish it, since I had to re-read 80% of each chapter twice, or thrice in some cases.<br /><br />Someone with no understanding of Austrianism is going to have a MUCH harder time.<br /><br />I am the one who emailed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13411278779774623592011-07-03T20:45:45.703-04:002011-07-03T20:45:45.703-04:00Um, I would think that the fact that Mises was a l...Um, I would think that the fact that Mises was a liberal kind of throws a wrench into Leonard's argument. <br /><br />Disclaimer- I am not using the modern Orwellian usage of the term "liberal".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2812068448741003152011-07-03T20:27:20.228-04:002011-07-03T20:27:20.228-04:00"The libertarian position against the State, ..."The libertarian position against the State, the hostility toward expanding government intervention and so forth, goes by the board – all of a sudden you hear those same people who are worried about government intervention in the steel industry cheering every American act of mass murder in Vietnam or bombing or pushing around people all over the world."<br /><br />Huh? What libertarianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60825186615540054292011-07-03T20:11:25.700-04:002011-07-03T20:11:25.700-04:00from the comments after the Slate piece:
"Yo...from the comments after the Slate piece:<br /><br />"You'd need communist egalitarianism to have a functional Misesian utopia!"<br /><br />/facepalmKyle Davidsonhttp://www.libertyoversafety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82862215750692772472011-07-03T19:43:34.366-04:002011-07-03T19:43:34.366-04:00Basic method of infantry combat:
* Ready
* Aim
* F...Basic method of infantry combat:<br />* Ready<br />* Aim<br />* Fire<br /><br />Leonard's method of intellectual combat:<br />* Fire<br />* Aim<br />* Ready (optional)<br />* Change target to deflect from original missearth that washttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635503399458271477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34321689617935838202011-07-03T16:59:56.355-04:002011-07-03T16:59:56.355-04:00I submit that there is little if any knowledge of ...I submit that there is little if any knowledge of or support for Austrian School ideas among the Republican war-mongering horde. From my experience, those people cannot find France on a map. Or Kansas.<br /><br />Since Mr. Leonard is clearly too dumb to understand "Human Action", he should start off with something easier, like Rothbard's "The Essential Von Mises":<br /><Bob Roddisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27467727492626061222011-07-03T15:41:03.735-04:002011-07-03T15:41:03.735-04:00Leonard erroneously believes that Misesians and ev...Leonard erroneously believes that Misesians and evangelical Christians are strongly correlated/mixed/the same groups. <br /><br />But that's not true.<br /><br />First, Austro-libertarians reject the interventionist aspects of social conservatism.<br /><br />I think Leonard's logic is sloppy: Evangelical Christians = Evil Republicans = Misesians.<br /><br />But, of course, Big GovernmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40898586696873184292011-07-03T15:10:44.956-04:002011-07-03T15:10:44.956-04:00Someone should tell Leonard about Bob Murphy's...Someone should tell Leonard about Bob Murphy's study guide. That might be helpful for him to get through it.perlstarhttp://www.ggcs.orgnoreply@blogger.com