In this book, first published in 1963, Austrian school economist Murray Rothbard completely demolishes the myths that (1) the Great Depression was caused by "under-regulation," (2) that Herbert Hoover was a "laissez-faire" president, and (3) that FDR and his New Deal got us out of the Depression. That these myths can still be perpetuated within the ( Read more... )

This was originally published as a series of two articles by Citizen Economists, for whom I wrote two articles each week from May, 2008 through January, 2009. The originals had commentary at the beginning and end of each list, which I've omitted here. You can see the originals here (6-10) and here (1-5).
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