Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, Sits Down with MHD

{ Posted on May 30 2009 by Pete Eyre }
Categories : Interviews, Video

After we left Birmingham we headed to Auburn, the home of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. There, I had a chance to sit down with Mark Thornton, a senior fellow. In this video we delve into Mark’s speciality — the economics of drug prohibition — as well as touch on monetary policy, the disconnect between those who claim to stand for limited government yet advocate for an aggressive foreign policy and take-aways from his research into the Civil War.

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2 Responses to “Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, Sits Down with MHD”

  1. By JPB on May 31, 2009 | Reply

    Re:the Civil War

    The important takeaway from the Civil War was not the North’s intentions. I don’t think it’s any secret that the North didn’t want to lose the South’s agriculture and textile raw materials, but that doesn’t change the fact that the South left to keep millions in bondage. Without slavery, there is no Confederacy. The several states’ Declarations of Secession prove it, if we are to take them at their own words. http://blanksslate.blogspot.com/2009/02/libertarian-defense-of-lincoln.html

  2. By Ken in NH on Jun 3, 2009 | Reply

    I actually used Thornton’s drug war economics piece last semester in my senior seminar (Criminal Justice) presentation on ending drug prohibition in front of an entire audience of wannabe cops. Very useful information…
    See you guys at P-fest!
    BTW Pete, I’m the guy you talked to at P-fest last year about lifting and muscular enhancements. Chow

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