Ep. 160 Jeff Deist on the Character and Contributions of Henry Hazlitt
Mises Institute President Jeff Deist discusses the voluminous output of Henry Hazlitt as well as his role in helping Ludwig von Mises when he first came to the US. Jeff also explains the Institute’s give-away offer for Hazlitt’s classic work, Economics In One Lesson.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
- The YouTube version of this interview.
- The link for the Mises Institute’s Hazlitt giveaway.
- Jeff Deist’s original appearance on BMS ep. 4.
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About the author, Robert
Christian and economist, Chief Economist at infineo, and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute.
I might be commenting on the wrong podcast. I think it was mentioned here, that economics is uniquely subject to intentional distortions because, unlike other fields, there is an inherent profit motive in deceiving people. Where as no one benefits from misunderstanding how rockets work, for example. But I can think of a few other fields where deception seems to be prevalent, such as climate science, epidemiology, to name a couple. Perhaps, it’s more about the government involvement than the nature of economics.