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My Friendly Fights with Dr. Friedman

September 25, 2007

The Rational, The Relentless – Liberty Magazine – September 2007
by Mark Skousen
“To keep the fish that they carried on long journeys lively and fresh, sea captains used to introduce an eel into the barrel. In the economics profession, Milton Friedman is that eel.”— Paul A. Samuelson
Milton Friedman, the intellectual architect of the free-market reforms of [...]

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The Art of Letting Go

March 1, 2007

Tranquility
Liberty Magazine
March 2007
by Mark Skousen
“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”— Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Would you do me a favor? Find an easy chair, or better yet, go outside to a secluded spot and read this essay at your leisure.
Ever since my family and [...]

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A Year at FEE

February 1, 2003

Liberty
February 2003
by Mark Skousen
Is the sun setting on the world’s oldest freedom organization?
The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is often called “America’s oldest freedom organization.” It predates the Institute for Humane Studies, the Cato Institute, and the Libertarian Party; its monthly magazine The Freeman (now Ideas on Liberty), was published for years before Reason or [...]

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A Year of Miracles — 1776

August 2, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
August 2002
Call 1-800-USA-1776 and Receive a FEE Gift!
“The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind.”
— Tom Paine, Common Sense (1776)
Good news! We have just acquired two of the most memorable toll-free numbers for FEE: 800/USA-1776 and 888/USA-1776. We wish to thank Terry and Sue Easton of California [...]

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The Origin of the 21-Gun Salute

July 4, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
July 2002
“Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anyone see what I see?”
— George Washington, 1776
The 21-gun salute is considered the highest expression of honor and respect, given to recognize the presence or the passing of a great military hero or political leader. What is the origin of the 21-gun salute? In [...]

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From Poverty to Riches: Is There a Magic Elixir?

July 1, 2002

From The President’s Desk
Published in Ideas on Liberty
July 2002
by Mark Skousen
“The problem of making poor countries rich was much more difficult than we thought.”
—William Easterly, World Bank1
“If there is one formula for our success, it was that we were constantly studying how to make things work, or how to make them work better.”
—Lee Kuan Yew, [...]

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A Painless Way to Triple Your Savings

June 1, 2002

From The President’s Desk
Published in Ideas on Liberty
June 2002
by Mark Skousen
“The human mind is charming in its unreasonableness, its inveterate prejudices, and its waywardness and unpredictability.”
—LIN YUTANG1
“Behavioral” finance is the hot new field in the rapidly growing “imperial” science of economics. Consider the titles of recent books on the subject: Irrational Exuberance by Robert Shiller [...]

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

April 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
April 2002
“I’m tired of Love: I’m still more tired of Rhyme. But Money gives me pleasure all the time.” —Hilaire Belloc
I came across a very interesting book the other day called Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being (Princeton University Press, 2002), by Bruno S. Frey and Alois [...]

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What’s the Big Idea, Mr. Skousen?

March 1, 2002

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Forecasts & Strategies
March 2002
“We live in a ‘knowledge economy’—either you gain new knowledge, or your business and your investments die!” — Peter Drucker, World’s #1 management guru
Peter Drucker is right. Either you grow in knowledge and opportunity, or you and your business die. Either you correctly foresee the future, or your old investment strategy [...]

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FEE Convention + Vegas Money Show = Big Payoff!

February 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
February 2002
“Skousen’s course on executive economics was ranked the #1 course we have ever had at the Learning Center.”— Wayne Fortun, president, Hutchinson Technology
Included in this issue is a brochure for the first FEE National Convention, which is scheduled for May 3–5, directly before the Las Vegas Money Show. I strongly urge [...]

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