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Capital is what Mises called “labor, nature, and time stored up.” Poverty is man’s condition in a state of nature. It's capital that lets him lift himself out.

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JD Breen
Aug 25, 2025
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Source: Principles of Economics, by Saifedean Ammous

Atlanta, GA

August 24, 2025

Last week, we reviewed a unique new book. Today, we recall another work the first one recommends.

Whenever I’m asked what a novice should read as an introduction to economics, I’ve always suggested Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. For its brevity and clarity, I still do…

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