Learn Austrian Economics by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Recently by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.: Greenbackers Smear Ron Paul The past several years have seen a revival of interest in the Austrian School of economics. Many of the books and audiobooks, in addition to all of the articles, that appear on the list below are available to read or listen to online. An Introduction to Economic Reasoning These books, all relatively short and available online or for purchase, are an excellent starting point for an education in sound economics. **Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt; online here and here (.pdf) Essentials of Economics by Faustino Ballve; online here (.pdf) An Introduction to Austrian Economics by Thomas C. Another easy-to-understand introduction to economic reasoning is Peter Schiff's book How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes. Here's an even easier way to watch these videos. Money **What Has Government Done to Our Money? Deflation Articles and Monograph: "Deflation and Depression: Where's the Link?"
The Future of Education | OverExpressed The most depressing class I ever took was freshman intro chemistry. Granted, it was advanced intro chemistry (oxymoronic, but that’s how the course identifications work at MIT; extra numbers = harder, extra letters = easier). So this was 5.112 (as opposed to the standard introductory 5.111). So why was it so depressing? I had learned the majority of this stuff already in my high school AP Chemistry course. I had actually done rather well in the chemistry class, finding most of the material to be quite manageable and I scored as well as you can on the AP exam. The sad part came when I realized I had forgotten a significant amount of the material I had mastered only a couple of years earlier. My high school instruction was better than the equivalent MIT instruction for this particular course.I can forget something pretty quickly, particularly if I’m not using it regularly. This really marked a turning point in my education. This obviously is not efficient. Education will be Personal