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The Making of Modern Economics Wins 2009 Choice Award

January 22, 2010

My book The Making of Modern Economics has just won the Choice Book Award for Outstanding Academic Title for 2009. Choice is the reviewing journal for academic libraries. I was delighted by this surprise announcement, especially for a 2nd edition!
Some of the unique characteristics of The Making of Modern Economics:
1. A major critique of Karl Marx’s theories of [...]

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When the Rich Get Poorer, Watch Out Below

August 24, 2009

“Any major shift in the financial status of the rich could have big implications…..Over the last century, the worst years for the rich were the early 1930s, the heart of the Great Depression.” — New York Times, August 21, 2009
On Friday, the New York Times had a cover story, “After 30-Year Run, Rise of the [...]

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Record Crowd at FreedomFest 2009

July 16, 2009

“This was the best FreedomFest yet.  Congratulations!” –John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market
Highlights of FreedomFest 2009:

Nearly 1700 people attend this year’s FreedomFest (21% increase)
More than 200 register at the door
All Star Prediction Panel forecasts more pain ahead
Charles Gasparino, CNBC’s #1 reporter, calls for abolishing the SEC
Las Vegas Mayor steals show at Trial of the Century
Liberty [...]

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Happy Fourth of July…

July 4, 2009

…What We Have to Celebrate and The Trial of the Century!
We are expecting over 2000 people to come to this year’s FreedomFest. Come join us! You can sign up at Bally’s Events Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening 6-8 pm, or come early for my pre-conference “EconoPower” seminar. Register at (866)266-5101 or at www.freedomfest.com.
And [...]

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More Recent Articles by Mark Skousen

April 15, 2009

This April 15 is finding a lot of people taking a good hard look at the economy and the country. I’ve made some controversial observations in a few of my most recent articles. Please take a look!
“Start Your Own Tax Revolt — Without Getting Into Trouble”
Human Events Online
April 15, 2009
“Was the Great Depression Good for [...]

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After the Tea Party, What Comes Next?

April 15, 2009

FREEDOMFEST 2009

“The World’s Largest Gathering of Free Minds”
July 9-11, 2009, Las Vegas

“So good I changed my schedule to attend all 3 days!” — Steve Forbes

Dear fellow libertarians and free-marketers,

Every year FreedomFest grows and grows. We were up 42% last year to 1400 attendees, [...]

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Recent Articles by Mark Skousen

March 26, 2009

I’ve compiled a quick list of a few of my recent articles and appearances in the press, addressing the current economic crisis, as well as the growing freedom movement in response to the power-grab currently going on in Washington. Now is the time for a return to the freedom principles of the free-market and the [...]

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Mark Skousen on Twitter and Facebook

March 3, 2009

Dear Forecasts & Strategies subscribers,
We’ve always been able to keep in touch via the monthly newsletter, my appearances at investment conferences around the world, and my weekly hotline.
Now I’m on two of the biggest social networking sites on the Internet, Twitter and Facebook.
With these two great websites, you can follow my day-to-day, sometimes hour-by-hour, thoughts [...]

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How to Be a Great Economic Thinker

January 24, 2009

When I was in college in the 1960s, my economics professor assigned us the popular Keynesian textbook by Paul Samuelson, who advocated inflation, deficit spending, and progressive taxation to stimulate the economy.
The supplemental text was The Worldly Philosophers, by Robert Heilbroner, a socialist who never said a word about Milton Friedman, Ludwig von Mises and [...]

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Gun Control's Role in the Mumbai Terror Attacks

December 1, 2008

I came across this story about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, buried in today’s cover story from the WSJ: “The [Taj Mahal] hotel had metal detectors, but none of its security personnel carried weapons because of the difficulties in obtaining gun permits from the Indian government, according to the hotel company’s chairman, P. R. S. [...]

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