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BK Marcus is an amateur political economist with no formal education in the subject.

He works from Charlottesville, Virginia, as an editorial consultant for the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

He is no longer a house husband, nor a faculty spouse, but he is still a dilettante, and a layabout, at least in spirit.

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"to quote myself ..."

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"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance."

– Murray Rothbard

Ludwig von Mises: "In the long run there cannot be such a thing as moderate protectionism. If people regard imports as an injury, they will not stop anywhere on the way toward autarky. Why tolerate an evil if there seems to be a way to get rid of it?" - Omnipotent Government

Whenever anyone talks about "fairness," the average American had better look to his wallet.

Murray N. Rothbard,
Making Economic Sense,
Chapter 89: "Fairness" And The Steel Steal Is There Life After Nafta?

Benjamin Tucker Marcus
April 10, 2008

How Not To Write American History

March 28th, 2008 by

bkmarcus

In a never-before-published essay, Murray Rothbard points to a book on American history as an archetype of how not to write history. "The first test of a historical work then, and one that the author fails, is a richness of factual material. But the historian is more than a chronicler; he must also have a command of the significance of events. The historian must have a 'vision' of the meaning, of the significance, of the material he is presenting."

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probably my favorite Calvin

November 10th, 2007 by

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Who favors inflation?

November 9th, 2007 by

bkmarcus

Lew Rockwell writes:

Back in the 19th century, there were many people who wanted inflation: bankers, debtors, and the government. What a surprise! Who has an interest in sound money? Consumers, savers, and liberty-loving citizens. This is the essential conflict. Are we going to have a monetary regime rooted in robbery, or one rooted in honesty?

– "The Dollar Crisis"

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