Hall of Fame


This page contains links to documents which have influenced my thinking or that explain things exceptionally well.

Economics

I, Pencil. The classic essay that describes the complexity of the economic world.


How The Free Market Works. This student essay is a great exercise in clarity.


Money: A Semi Pictorial Fable - For something so central to our existence, most people understand surprisingly little about money. Jeff Harding's fable of money gets to all the essential economic points in an entertaining and understandable way.


Freedom, Inequality, Primitivism, and the Division of Labor - Rothbard's superb essay which explains why freedom is necessary for economic reasons.


Lectures on Macroeconomics, No. 14. Arnold Kling explains markets and governments as they relate to information problems.


Fair's fair - right? - As part of Donald Boudreaux's continuing effort to explain economic concepts to lay persons, this addresses income inequality and the fundamental issue of fairness.

Inconspicuous Consumption - Virginia Postrel explains a new theory of the leisure class.


On Spending and Keynesian Displacement - A through debunking of Keynesian economics and stimulus packages.

Politics

An Open Letter to Sara - Don Boudreaux explains the proper attitude to have toward politicians.

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS - An examination of the work of Arthur Fisher Bentley, who explained how politics really works.

Moral Philosophy

The Contractarian Theory of Morals: Frequently Asked Questions - Jan Narveson explains an appealing approach to moral philosophy.