I was just looking at Time Magazine’s (terrible, as usual) new list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and it got me thinking: Who are the Mises 100? Who are the people we have to thank for most influencing Austrian economics and the liberty movement in the past year? Now that*'s* a list I would like to read.
Didn’t Ron Paul make the top 100? I think he was ranked 20. Have to double check on that.
You’re right! One spot ahead of Obama! That gives me a bit more faith in the world, as does Neil Gaiman at 22, Apolo Ohno at 19, and Roger Federer at 12.
On the other hand,
Ben Bernanke on Paul Volcker (#94): “Under Paul, the Federal Reserve took painful but necessary steps to defeat inflation and restore price stability. The Federal Reserve’s conquest of inflation in the early 1980s set the stage for decades of economic growth and stability, and inflation remains low today.”
Just realized Ron Paul is not in the physical copy of the magazine. So they do the poll, then put whoever they want in the issue? I now have a new appreciation for propaganda…
Anyway, Ron Paul makes the Mises 100 for sure. Take that, Time Magazine, you bunch of statist nitwits!
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html
This list is horseshit. Glenn Beck, Taylor Swift and Sarah Palin are on this, but not Ron Paul.