The paper is a reminiscence of T.W. Hutchison by way of a retrospective view of our debate over the relationship between the ideas of Karl Popper, F. A. Hayek, and Ludwig von Mises on methodology. Our dispute was part of a larger debate over the relevance of Popper's thought for economic...

“IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND information?†is the question that participants in this symposium were asked to address. I come to the question as an historian of economic thought who has studied the Austrian tradition, and in particular the contributions of F.A. Hayek,...

Friedrich A. Hayek is regarded as one of the preeminent economic theorists of the twentieth century, as much for his work outside of economics as for his work within it. During a career spanning several decades, he made contributions in fields as diverse as psychology, political philosophy, the...

In this volume, Bradley C. S. Watson and Joseph Postell bring together some of America's most eminent thinkers on political economy in an attempt to reconnect the discipline of economics to larger discussions about the human good. The book shows how political ideas and economic theories can-and...

1. The abandoned road -- 2. The great utopia -- 3. Individualism and collectivism -- 4. The inevitability of planning -- 5. Planning and democracy -- 6. Planning and the rule of law -- 7. Seven economic control and totalitarianism -- 8. Who, whom? -- 9. Security and freedom -- 10. Why the worst...