matt gebhardt mattgeb84 Regular member Location: Lynn, MA Last login: 03/14/10 RSS feed
I live in one of the most abusive states in regards to big government taxation and reckless spending in the country, and i for one, am sick of it. I want to put an end to the tyranny of big government, and would like to help anyway i can. i happen to be a very skilled final cut pro non linear video editor, and would like to use my skills to make pro ron paul internet videos, if any body would like to assist me, please contact me.
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I'm likely going to get an Alaskan Malamute puppy and need some help coming up with his name. Im obviously going to name him after an infamous free market, freedom orientated economist. The three names I'm struggling to choose between are Mises, named after austrian economist Ludwig Von Mises, Hayek, names after austrian economist F.A. Hayek, or Friedman, named after famed free market proponent Milton Friedman. Below I will discuss some of what I feel are the advantages and disadvantages of each name, I would appreciate your thoughts on each.
first I will start with Mises. Ludwig Von Mises was obviously the best of these three economist and I would love to memorialize him by naming my dog after him. The name Mises sounds pretty cool too. The only disadvantage I can think of is my dog may become confused when someone says reese's, as in reese's peanut butter cup. Other than that the name Mises is a very unique name, with a decent ring to it.
Next we will consider Hayek. I think Hayek is perhaps thee most unique and perhaps coolest sounding name of the bunch. I do not see my dog being confused either as I cannot think of anything else that sounds like Hayek. F.A. Hayek although was not quite as good of an economist as Ludwig Von Mises was still a very free market freedom orientated economist in the Austrian tradition.
Finally we will consider Friedman. Now although Milton Friedman was probably the worst economist of the three mentioned in this article, I still have a vast sea of respect for him due to his great ability to debate and excellent oratory in defense of free market capitalism. The name Friedman also sounds a bit like freedom which I'am very fond of. The name Friedman to me almost sounds like a unique way of saying freedom. Another reason why Im considering Friedman as a name, is since Milton Friedman is much more well known than Hayek, or Mises, when I tell someone what his name is there is a better chance they will immediately know that I named him after Milton Friedman rather than me needed to explain to everyone where his name came from.
So those are the three names Im considering for my Alaskan malamute puppy, I would greatly appreciate your opinion, please don't hesitate to give me your two cents
The name must pass the 'yell' test. Scream each name at the top of your lungs and see how it sounds...;) I say Hayek for a male and Mises for a female.
Posted by mattgeb84 on 11/15/09 Last updated 11/15/09
Over the past few years, my quest for knowledge of free markets and economics has lead me to read many books. Im amazed by the volume of literature I've read, and the knowledge I have gained. In this blog I will list all the books I have read, and those at which I have in my possession but have yet to read. I will then give my top three suggestions for you to read.
first the books I have read "Economics in one lesson" Henry Hazlitt "Bureaucracy" Ludwig Von Mises "Capitalism And Freedom" Milton Friedman "Socialism" Ludwig Von Mises "Lincoln Unmasked" Thomas Dilorenzo "The Road To Serfdom" F.A. Hayek "More liberty means less government" Walter Williams "New deal or raw deal" Burton Folsom "The housing boom and bust Thomas Sowell Economic Facts and Fallacies" Thomas Sowell "The little book of bull moves in bear markets" Peter Schiff "The biggest con" Irwin Schiff "The revolution a manifesto" Ron Paul "Meltdown" Tom Woods
Im currently reading "The politically incorrect guide to the great depression and the new deal" Robert Murphy
Books I have in my possession but have yet to read
"The anti capitalist mentality" Ludwig Von Mises "the fatal conceit" F.A. Hayek "Heaven and earth global warming the missing science" Ian Plimer "the south was right" James Kennedy / Walter Kennedy "Prices and production" F.A. Hayek "the vision of the anointed" Thomas Sowell "The virtue of selfishness" Ayn Rand "Free to choose" Milton Friedman "The vampire economy" Gunter Reimann "Woodrow Wilson and the roots of modern liberalism" Ronald Pestritto "the causes of the economic crisis" Ludwig Von Mises Warren Harding" John Dean "Price theory" Milton Friedman "the theory of money and credit" Ludwig Von Mises "greenspan's bubbles" Wlliam Fleckenstein "end the fed" Ron Paul "the constitution of liberty" F.A. Hayek "lost rights" James Bovard "Crash proof 2.0" Peter Schiff
Im in no position to rate the books I have yet to read, however from the list above the last, for the individual looking to lay a solid foundation to learn why classical liberalism is superior to our modern economy the three books I would suggest are as follows.
1) Everyone should read "Economics in one lesson" by Henry Hazlitt, this book explains why "goody two shoes" interventions by government which are designed to help the poor and middle class really end up causing more hardship than they cure. The book puts fourth some very common interventionist polices by government that are designed to help the poor and in commonsensical terms debunks the notion that these policies are at all helpful, and explains how they really cause more damage than they sought to fix. This is why "Economics in one lesson" is at the top of my list for all to read.
2) The second book I recommend can be a bit difficult to come across but if you can get it by all means do so, Im of course talking about "The Biggest Con" by Irwin Schiff. This book blows the lid off of many government fables, such as how the true state of our national debt is masterfully concealed by our government, to a history of how our government has slowly stolen the purchasing power of our dollar. Irwin Schiff will of course give you many great commonsensical reasons for why you don't have to pay an income tax as well.
3) "Bureaucracy" by Ludwig Von Mises is the third book I recommend. It is a very short, easy to read book which explains in precise terms why government management is most always inefficient, and less able to produce goods according to the consumers desires than is capitalism. Bureaucracy is much shorter and more to the point than is "socialism" However I can't argue that Mises book "Socialism" does indeed go more in depth with the problems of socialism however "Bureaucracy" packs more for the quick punch.
So their you have it out of the 14 books I've read, I recommend "Economics in on lesson" by Hazlitt, "The biggest con" by Irwin Schiff and "Bureaucracy" by Ludwig Von Mises. I would love to hear from the readers of this blog so please post your comments below
Here is the list of books that I have read recently (WOW I haven't realized how much I've read either) ... My favorite out of all of them so far was Hamilton's Curse by Thomas DiLorenzo. I am a fan of history, it felt almost refreshing to see someone explain where this mess first started.
Hamilton's Curse by Thomas DiLorenzo
The Law by Frederic Bastiat
Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul
A Foreign Policy of Freedom by Ron Paul
End the Fed by Ron Paul
Meltdown by Thomas E Woods Jr
33 Questions You're Not Supposed to Ask About American History by Thomas E Woods Jr
Federalist Papers (Signet Classic)
Anti-Federalist Papers (Signet Classic)
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense Revisited (Linked on C4L Homepage)
Common Sense by Glenn Beck
Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck (Good Comical Quips About American History and Politics)
Ben Franklin's Auto-Biography
Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties by Christopher M. Fairman
Movies (not really liberty specific though more or less a reminder or a wake up call for what is to come if things get worse)
North and South Books 1 - 3 (TV Mini Series)
Red Dawn
V for Vendetta
Braveheart
The Patriot
Books I am reading or will read soon:
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War by Thomas DiLorenzo
Lincoln Unmasked: What You’re Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe by Thomas DiLorenzo
Thomas Paine Common Sense, the Rights of Man and other essential writings (Signet Classics)
The South Was Right! by James R. Kennedy
The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson by David N. Mayer
No Treason The Constitution of no Authority by Lysander Spooner
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Lysander Spooner
those are some good books you've read i wanted to read Hamilton's Curse by Thomas DiLorenzo as well, im planning on reading the rest and making a more informed reading recommended reading list than the one presented in this blog
Great list Matt, and another great list from TJ. I do think that "The Law" by Bastiat belongs on any liberty reading list. It's short, clearly written, and powerful.
I thought this list was excellent. I saved it because I usually finish a political book and wonder what one to get next and there's many here I have not read yet, so I'll have a reference.
Here's my recommended books:
The Creature from Jekyll Island by Dr. Griffin (As Brad Wyatt said once, it's a crime not to read this book).
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
The Bilderberg Group by Daniel Estulin
Shadows of Power by James Perloff
Crash Proof 2.0 by Peter Schiff
The Five-Thousand Year Leap by Skousen
- These are just books I think no one else mentioned. I believe the Bilderberg book and the CFR book (Perloff) are really important to read because they deal with the folks running the show. Politics and history make so much more sense now that I read them, and both books are by no means conspiracy theory laced. They deal with solid facts and don't delve into "could be's" or "it might've happened this way's." They present to you the facts and then you use common sense and your own research to draw provable conclusions.
Here are my movie recommendations:
The Obama Deception (Free on YouTube)
Fall of the Republic (Also free on YouTube)
Camp FEMA (Pops up on the Internet here and there for free but often deleted as the creator is more serious about protecting his intellectual property)
Endgame (Free on YouTube, disagree with some things, makes wild assumptions that it doesn't back up but are true if you research them. Basically it's a must-see but unlike the other movies I wouldn't show it to someone to "wake them up" so to speak).
Freedom to Fascism by Aaron Russo
And 300 ;)
Video Games (My inner nerd demands I include this)
Half Life 2 (You're some guy who survived a government liquidation of personel at a top secret research lab accident, and now you're a cult hero for a bunch of Americans now living in 1984-style concentration-camp like cities who call you "The Free Man" (play on the character's name, Gordon Freeman) because you refuse to submit to the tyrannical government. You're their hope for freedom. - XBox 360 or PC). Obviously heavily based on George Orwell's works.
Suikoden - Imported Japanese RPG for PS1 where you're the son of an imperial military general. Eventually you defect and become the leader of the Liberation Army and raise an army of people from all walks of life to help defeat the tyrannical government.
In both of these games the tone is very libertarian and even though they often involve violent resistence the governments are far worse than our own (in fact, they're actively trying to kill you), so they're not like training programs for nuts. If you play video games and you are libertarian, these are must-haves.
I started reading economic books and this is how I ran across the corrupt Fed system. Most of the books I have read are on this subject and here are some I recommend.
These 1st 2 are must reads!
"The Monetary Elite vs Gold's honest Discipline" LoCascio
"Creature from Jekyll Island" Griffin
The following concentrate on the macro trends and helped me get a better understanding of the monetary system.
"Devil Take the Hindmost" Chancellor
"The Dollar Crisis" Duncan
"What has the Government Done to Our Money" Rothbard
"Mobs, Messaihs, and Markets" Bonner
"Empire of Debt" Bonner
"The Coming Generational Storm"
"Tommorrow's Gold" Faber
"Meltdown" Woods
Non ecomomic books,
"who Killed the Constitution" Woods
"5,000 yr Leap"
"Blowback" Johnson
"Body of Secrets"
"Foreign Policy for Freedom" Paul
"Confessions of an Economic Hitman" Perkins
"True Story of the Bilderberg Group" Estulin
I have a few books on my coffe table not read yet and one of them is "Economics in One Lesson". I look foward to reading it soon.
Very good audio and video, great job. I was there and I was very impressed with his speech. I wish he was running for senate in Massachusetts, lol, but I'll definately do what I can to help him win in CT.
Steve,,, don't expect a lot of response to your entry,,, it is obvious you are the clueless one,, and people will spend their time educating those that still are able to comprehend what you obviously can't. but thanks for your contribution.
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