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They sell Rothbardianism, mostly. It's Rothbard acolytes and a series of increasingly more-anarcho-capitalist-than-thou writers.
von Mises, who was actually more sensible and more measured than Rothbard, is just the name above the door.
And von Hayek, who was more sensible and more measured than von Mises, is nowhere to be seen. At all. Except possibly as the subject of jokes.
These days I find the Hayekian account of economics to be thoughtful and compelling [1].
I find the Rothbard account to be a breeding ground of ivory towers and scenes from Life of Brian.
[1] http://chester.id.au/2012/12/07/review-the-essence-of-hayek-...
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They sell Rothbardianism, mostly. It's Rothbard acolytes and a series of increasingly more-anarcho-capitalist-than-thou writers.
von Mises, who was actually more sensible and more measured than Rothbard, is just the name above the door.
And von Hayek, who was more sensible and more measured than von Mises, is nowhere to be seen. At all. Except possibly as the subject of jokes.
These days I find the Hayekian account of economics to be thoughtful and compelling [1].
I find the Rothbard account to be a breeding ground of ivory towers and scenes from Life of Brian.
[1] http://chester.id.au/2012/12/07/review-the-essence-of-hayek-...