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"Robert Higgs (born 1 February 1944) is an American economist who adheres to the tenets of the Austrian School. ... He is a Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute (since September 1994), and is editor of The Independent Review (since 1995). ..."
Images
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Awards Received
2006 Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, granted by Center for Independent Thought, The Thomas S. Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, 2006
Associations
Senior Fellow in Political Economy, The Independent Institute
Adjunct Faculty, Ludwig von Mises Institute
Web Pages
Robert Higgs - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government
Advocates for Self-Government
Articles
Libertarian moment or movement?, by Drs. Michael A. Glueck & Robert J. Cihak, 24 Jan 2003
Related Topics: Libertarianism, David J. Theroux
Related Topics: Libertarianism, David J. Theroux
Writings
Atrocities in the 'Good War': A Tract for Today, 19 Jun 2006
Related Topic: World War II
With excerpt of "One War is Enough", Feb 1946 Atlantic Monthly article by Edgar L. Jones
"It is not my intention either to excuse our late opponents or to discredit our own fighting men. I do, however, believe that all of us ... should fully understand the horror and degradation of war before talking so casually of another one. War does horrible things to men, our own sons included. It demands the worst of a person and pays off in brutality and maladjustment."
Related Topic: World War II
With excerpt of "One War is Enough", Feb 1946 Atlantic Monthly article by Edgar L. Jones
"It is not my intention either to excuse our late opponents or to discredit our own fighting men. I do, however, believe that all of us ... should fully understand the horror and degradation of war before talking so casually of another one. War does horrible things to men, our own sons included. It demands the worst of a person and pays off in brutality and maladjustment."
No More Great Presidents, Mises.org Daily Article, 19 Feb 2007
Related Topics: United States Presidents, Grover Cleveland, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, War, George Washington
"... over time, abruptly during Lincoln's presidency and progressively during the twentieth century, presidents seized more and more power. American liberty will never be reestablished so long as elites and masses alike look to the president to perform supernatural feats and therefore tolerate his virtually unlimited exercise of power."
Related Topics: United States Presidents, Grover Cleveland, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, War, George Washington
"... over time, abruptly during Lincoln's presidency and progressively during the twentieth century, presidents seized more and more power. American liberty will never be reestablished so long as elites and masses alike look to the president to perform supernatural feats and therefore tolerate his virtually unlimited exercise of power."
The President Seems Out of Touch With Events on the Ground in Iraq, 31 May 2006
Related Topics: George W. Bush, Haditha Massacre, Iraq War (2003)
"The president's speech employed, as such speeches usually do, an abstract, high-flown rhetoric intended to stir the listeners' patriotic juices and to place U.S. actions in the purest possible light. The reports of the massacre at Haditha, however, shine a different light on the war."
Related Topics: George W. Bush, Haditha Massacre, Iraq War (2003)
"The president's speech employed, as such speeches usually do, an abstract, high-flown rhetoric intended to stir the listeners' patriotic juices and to place U.S. actions in the purest possible light. The reports of the massacre at Haditha, however, shine a different light on the war."
Interviews
Faculty Spotlight Interview: Robert Higgs, 2 Dec 2010
Related Topic: Austrian Economics
"What drew you to the Austrian school and to the Ludwig von Mises Institute? I stumbled upon Hayek's writing during the first year of my career as a professor (1968-69). Hayek's references led me to read Mises's Human Action several years later, and around the same time, I discovered Rothbard, Kirzner, and other Austrians."
Related Topic: Austrian Economics
"What drew you to the Austrian school and to the Ludwig von Mises Institute? I stumbled upon Hayek's writing during the first year of my career as a professor (1968-69). Hayek's references led me to read Mises's Human Action several years later, and around the same time, I discovered Rothbard, Kirzner, and other Austrians."
Poetry
A Viper Lived in Johnny's House, or A Child's First Verse in Political Philosophy, 9 Oct 2006
Related Topic: The State
"'Listen, boy, it's not wise to wonder.
From the earliest days of mankind,
everyone's had a viper or another
sort of snake: people say they're divine.'
...
At home, they surrendered a great deal
of their food for the snake to consume."
Related Topic: The State
"'Listen, boy, it's not wise to wonder.
From the earliest days of mankind,
everyone's had a viper or another
sort of snake: people say they're divine.'
...
At home, they surrendered a great deal
of their food for the snake to consume."
Videos
How Major U.S. Neo-imperialist Wars End, 6 Jun 2008
Related Topic: War
Speech given at the Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference "Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties"
Related Topic: War
Speech given at the Future of Freedom Foundation's 2008 conference "Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties"