Archive for Henry Hazlitt
The Early History of FEE
Henry Hazlitt had a long and distinguished career as economist, journalist, author, editor, and literary critic. This article, first published in the March 1984 issue of The Freeman, is excerpted from his remarks at the Leonard E. Read Memorial Conference on Freedom, November 1983.
I’ve been invited to share some recollections about the early days of [...]
Inflation in One Page
1. Inflation is an increase in the quantity of money and credit. Its chief consequence is soaring prices. Therefore inflation—if we misuse the term to mean the rising prices themselves—is caused solely by printing more money. For this the government’s monetary policies are entirely responsible.
2. The most frequent reason for printing more money is the [...]
Understanding "Austrian" Economics, Part 2
Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993) was a prominent economic journalist, author of many books, including Economics in One Lesson, a founding trustee of FEE, and a frequent contributor to The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. This article appeared in the February 1981 issue.It was originally commissioned by the Silver and Gold Report, Newtown, Connecticut.
After the passing of [...]
Understanding Austrian Economics, Part 1
Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993) was a prominent economic journalist, author of many books, including Economics in One Lesson, and a frequent contributor to The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. He was a founding trustee of the Foundation for Economic Education. This article appeared in the February 1981 issue. It was originally commissioned by the Silver and Gold [...]
1Oct2003 | Henry Hazlitt | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Function of The Freeman
Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), author of Economics in One Lesson, The Failure of the “New Economics,” and other classics, was a founding trustee of FEE.
Editor’s note: Henry Hazlitt wrote this piece several years after he and others revived The Freeman in 1950. Although it pre-dates the magazine’s merger with FEE’s Ideas on Liberty, Hazlitt’s message [...]
Private Enterprise Regained
Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), author of Economics in One Lesson, was a Founding Trustee of FEE.
This essay was written in 1949 and subsequently appeared in the first volume of Essays on Liberty, published by FEE in 1952.
Governor Bradford’s own history of the Plymouth Bay Colony over which he presided is a story [...]
Perspective: Our Continuing Duty
Editor’s note: November 28, 1994, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henry Hazlitt, renowned author of Economics in One Lesson and Founding Trustee of FEE.
In responding to the tributes of friends who had gathered for his 70th birthday celebration, Mr. Hazlitt issued a stirring challenge to defenders of freedom. Thirty years later, [...]
Is Politics Insoluble?
Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), a founding Trustee of this Foundation, was a noted economic journalist and author of the best-selling Economics in One Lesson. He also made major contributions to the critique of Keynesian economics and the foundations of morality. This article first appeared in the Fall 1976 edition of Modern Age, pp. 395-401.
H. L. [...]
The Legacy of Karl Marx
Henry Hazlitt has had a long and distinguished career as economist, journalist, and author. Best known of his numerous books is Economics in One Lesson.
How the Communist Manifesto fails as an economic guidebook.
A number of women (and men) have recently been contending that women who are just as productive as men are being [...]
The Limitations of Profit-Sharing
Henry Hazlitt has had a long and distinguished career as economist, journalist, author, editor, and literary critic.
A funny thing happened on March 28 of this year. The New York Times ran as its leading editorial a piece entitled “Best Idea Since Keynes.” This must have puzzled many readers. The main idea of Maynard Keynes [...]
The ABC of a Market Economy
Henry Hazlitt, a frequent contributor to The Freeman, has been a Trustee of The Foundation for Economic Education from its beginning in 1946. He is a noted economist, author, editor, reviewer and columnist. Best known of his numerous books is Economics in One Lesson, first published in 1946, with ten translations and with American sales [...]
1Feb1985 | Henry Hazlitt | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Early History of FEE
Henry Hazlitt has a long and distinguished career as economist, journalist, author, editor, and literary critic. This article is excerpted from his remarks at the Leonard E. Read Memorial Conference on Freedom, November 18, 1983.
I’ve been invited to share some recollections about the early days of the Foundation for Economic Education. It must have [...]
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