A recent Huffington Post article really tore into Ron Paul’s economics. It accused Paul of being disingenuous and perhaps a bit ignorant. The article accuses Paul of being an incurable ideologue when it comes to practicing free trade.
Claim #1: “So Rep. Paul is in favor of free trade in theory, he’s just not in…
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Disingenuous Critics Swing and Miss at Ron Paul’s Economics

Huffington Post takes a shot at Austrians
There seems to be a growing trend in economics news: discredit Austrian economics. Slate did it about a week ago, and The Huffington Post, not to be outdone, did the same thing. The themes are similar, Austrians are kooky and wrong. Unfortunately, the authors fail to comprehend what Austrians are saying.
“For them [Austrians], one…
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