Austrian School of Economics Alters the HMTP

The Central Planning Committee has recently discovered Austrian Economics. We feel we need to play catch-up. As a result, the HMTP has been modified to include the Austrian Economics texts that we deem to bee most educational. I have posted the proposed additions as revision 8.8, but since this is a radical change, I have retained the post of revision 8.7 in case we decide we are not yet ready for such an aggressive program.

HMTP Updates & DEATHCLOCK

The HMTP has suffered a few aftershocks from the emergency caused by news of a local visit by author Thomas Woods. (1) As a result, the book MELTDOWN has been inserted right in the middle of THE GLORY AND THE DREAM Pay Paul schedule. (2) The two volume Murray N. Rothbard set on economics has also been added. It, too, will be read on a three-way-split Pay Paul schedule. Maybe we should call it a Pay Ron Paul system; since Ron Paul is of the Austrian school. (3) Lastly, since it took us longer to get through HERE I STAND and IN THE BEGINNING than anticipated, I have corrected the month-book alignment to make us match the current reality.

The HMTP now extends out to November 2017; still years away from the Deathclock limit. Speaking of which: there is another site whereby you can include 22 risk factors into your life expectancy date. I haven't done the math yet but it might be enlightening. Here is a diffenent take on death prediction that you may find amusing.

Murray N. Rothbard AUSTRIAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT

Next to be added to the HMTP will be Murray N. Rothbard's two volume magum opus ECONOMIC THOUGHT BEFORE ADAM SMITH and CLASSICAL ECONOMICS. These represent his AUSTRIAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT. The two volumes total 1084 pages.

They are now available free online, from the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in PDF form. This online version may prove a useful search tool, but I plan to read them in print form. The printed word causes me less eye strain, and I prefer the heft of a good book to a TFT screen any day. This is, however, a low cost option.

The hardback edition is only $47. And the leather edition is only $110.

The Ludwig von Mises Institute publishes many books on the subject of Free Market Economics. Look at their Ten Must Haves.

MELTDOWN by Thomas Woods

STOP THE PRESSES

We had already agreed to read MELTDOWN by Thomas Woods as a primer to the Austrian School of economics but had not settled on a date. Recent information has come to light that places the reading of this book into a high priority:

Author Thomas Woods is coming to town in early April.

This new development necessitates that we try to read the book before going to see him in person. This may be a seismic disturbance for the HMTP but I think the situation demands that we do this.

Update [03/17/09 9:05 am]:
Thomas Woods, of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, will be in Colorado Springs April 4th, at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort as part of a seminar titled, "The Great Depression: What We Can Learn From It Today;" sponsored by the Limited Government Forum of Colorado Springs. This event costs $75. I had been told that a lunch with Thomas Woods would be held on April 3rd, and that it was free, but my source may have had the wrong date. Stay tuned.

Click this link if you want to know more About Thomas Woods. He has a favorable view of the Roman Catholic influence on the free market.

Film at eleven.