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New Interview with Mark Skousen and His Major Works

August 18, 2011

Adrián Ravier, a professor of economics at Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala and the National University of La Pampa in Argentina, has just completed a major interview with me on my life and contributions to economics, finance and the freedom movement.  It will appear in the third volume of “LA ESCUELA AUSTRIACA DESDE ADENTRO: Historias [...]

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Major Interview with Mark Skousen on His Life and Works in Economics, Finance and the Freedom Movement

July 15, 2011

BETWEEN CHICAGO AND VIENNA: INTERVIEW WITH MARK SKOUSEN Mark Skousen is an American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author of more than 25 non-fiction books. AR: Professor Skousen… Thank you for this opportunity to let us know a little more about yourself. Please, explain the context in which you grew up in [...]

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Cobden Centre on Skousen Economics Contributions

February 9, 2011

The Cobden Centre is the world’s largest international website devoted to “honest money and social progress” based in London and founded by Toby Baxendale, the libertarian businessman who funds the annual Hayek chair at the London School of Economics. They have just published a paper by Prof. Ken Schoolland (Hawaii Pacific University) on my contributions to economics: ”Mark Skousen’s [...]

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The Super Bowl, Ronald Reagan and Ben Franklin

February 6, 2011

It’s SuperBowl Sunday….. It’s Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday….. ….and I just returned from a triumphal appearance at Ben Franklin at the CNP (Council for National Policy) meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. I was afraid it could bomb because I had to stay in character for three hours, including an hour at the cocktail reception, where [...]

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Mark Skousen’s Top Ten Favorite Articles

January 27, 2011

Here’s a list of my favorite articles that I’ve written over the years. I hope you enjoy them, too! 1. Lin Yutang and the Art of Letting Go 2. My Friendly Fights with Milton Friedman 3. Easy Living: My Two Years in the Bahamas 4. Atlas Shrugged: 50 Years Later 5. Weighing the Golden Heroes [...]

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Consumer Spending Doesn’t Drive the Economy, Investment Does

May 17, 2010

The Freeman Foundation for Economic Education May 17, 2010 “Consumer spending makes up more than 70 percent of the economy, and it usually drives growth during economic recoveries.” –“Consumers Give Boost to Economy,”  New York Times, May 1 Every quarter, when the government releases its latest GDP figures, we hear the familiar refrain: “What the [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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