I found this site just surfing around, I recently read some Ayn Rand and it looks like I need to read some Ron Paul. I’m very interested in this stuff but I just haven’t read enough to feel like I’m prepared to offer any solid opinions. Any suggestions would be great, thanks guys! - Ian
Welcome. We’re rather radical here, so prepare to be shocked. Read this and tell me how you feel.
I would recommend Peter Schiff’s new book ‘How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes’.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Economy-Grows-Why-Crashes/dp/047052670X
It’s cheap and fun to read. The best introduction to economics and libertarianism.
Economics In One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt http://jim.com/econ/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/education.php << good list of reading materials
Is it okay to say he should start reading MES?
If you still have a statist mindset I suggest reading this.
Read at least one of the three Daily Mises articles each day. Especially make a point to read the excerpts from Human Action by Mises that get posted there from time to time.
Man, Economy and State might be a bit much at this point. I’d stick with the Daily articles, maybe even go to Lew Rockwell.com. Remember that almost all books are available for free at in the Literature section on the home page. Here are some links to get you started. If you read these, or any combination of them, you will be on your way. Use the forum to ask questions.
A Primer on Austrian Economics