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I am a professional economist, financial adviser, university professor, author and producer of FreedomFest, the largest annual gathering of free minds about liberty and freedom in the world. I edit the award-winning financial newsletter, Forecasts & Strategies (www.markskousen.com), and have authored many books on economics, finance, investing and Benjamin Franklin. I have been married to my wife Jo Ann for 35 years, and we have 5 children and 3 terrific grandsons. ...more

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New edition of my book

Today marks the 240th anniversary of the publication of “The Wealth of Nations,” by Adam Smith. On this same day I am also pleased to announce the publication of the new third edition of, “The Making of Modern Economics.”

Full the full press release, see my website: http://mskousen.com/2016/03/announcin...

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“Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.”
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“The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.”
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“A coat is not worth eight times as much as a hat to the community because it takes eight times as long to make it...The community is willing to devote eight times as long to the making of a coat because it will be worth eight times as much to it”
― Mark Skousen, The Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers

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