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Recorded at Mises University 2015, Tom discusses the impact that Mises has had on his life, his time as a summer fellow at the Mises Institute, and the importance of the Mises Institute in spreading the ideas of liberty.
Mark Thornton is interviewed by Phil Pepin on The Pursuit of Freedom radio show. They discuss Dr. Thornton's experiences teaching Austrian economics, the development of the Mises Institute and Austrian economics from the beginning, and the growing acceptance (and opposition) of Austrian ideas in the United States.
Questions:
2:25 - Most memorable moments teaching Austrian economics11:11 - Do you think the impact (of the Mises Institute) has been significant?16:52 - How many Mises Institutes are there at this point?19:56 - Discussion of the development of Austrian Economics, starting with Mises escaping Austria during WWII 24:46 - Further discussion on Austrian Economics breaking into the mainstream29:07 - Discussion on civil unrest caused by the state34:04 - Discussion of 'free trade' agreements from the quote: "All these free trade agreements are not free trade at all, but actually managed agreements. They're corporatist agreements."37:45 - Discussion of China's foreign policy relative to the United States'From the publisher's feed

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