Comments (15)

• Mathias

• I discovered the works of von Mises a year ago, I wouldn't have done that without the internet. I became very interested and went to the state library and didn't find anything by him. Sure they had Smith, Rand and Hayek but no Mises and never have I heard his named mentioned in any type of media. It seems still if you're a layman like me, you must have a strong interest in economics and liberty to ever come a cross von Mises. This must be changed.

• Published: July 25, 2008 1:02 PM

• David

• As a cross-correlation you can also search for "Mises org" and you will find that a large portion of the later growth is due mostly to articles from the Mises.org website - not all of which are strictly LVM-based thoughts.

• Published: July 25, 2008 1:08 PM

• Bruce Koerber

• When you think about the ones who are regarded as geniuses they are recognized only because their contributions were seen as the source of modern prosperity.

  For this to happen in the science of economics the 'monkey on the back' has to be removed first. We are seeing the first prospects of economies severing themselves from the curse of interventionism. As this glimmer becomes a bright beacon then people will look for the genius behind their prosperity and Ludwig von Mises will be found spearheading the pathway of propserity and sound economics.

• Published: July 25, 2008 3:33 PM

• DMajor

• I don't post on this blog too often- in fact, the only time I do is when I point out something that I think is incredibly asinine. For instance, Bruce Koerber's comment :

  "We are seeing the first prospects of economies severing themselves from the curse of interventionism."

  is a case in point.

  Really Bruce? I see no economies doing this anywhere. The only cases I see are countries that are becoming arguably less "socialist" in nature and more "corporatist" or "Fascist". In other words, I see no real change, just different way's for the power elite to stay in power, and continue to loot the hapless and often foolish populaces they rule.

• Published: July 25, 2008 5:04 PM

• Bruce Koerber

• Dear Dmajor,

  Granted, you are right!

  Am I wrong to see the irrepressible advancing of the cause of liberty and the worldwide true education available at the fingertips because of the internet?

  Remember I said 'first prospects.'

• Published: July 25, 2008 5:54 PM

• Matti Linnanvuori

• The French word mises in the hits does not refer to Mises.

• Published: July 26, 2008 1:42 AM

• Jeremy Wiebe

• I first heard of Mises when I discovered Mises.org a few years ago. Since then I've been hocked and continue to visit the website daily. I didn't know anything about economics at the time, but now I plan to study the science and make it my vocation in life.

  I think Mises' prominence is starting to rise, principally due to the Internet, but also due to such public figures as Ron Paul for example.

• Published: July 26, 2008 1:46 AM

• David

• Hi Jeffrey,

  The Google News tools are pretty cool; I recently stumbled on the Timeline myself. But we do have to check for misleading search results.

  As David and Matti pointed out, some of the search results are coming from closely related (but irrelevant) search words, while some are from more recent articles that cite a certain date in Mises' life.

  For example, the 1912 section of the search timeline brings up recent articles from fee.org and Mises.org that mention Mises and/or the year 1912. I find that happens even if I change the search to: "ludwig von mises" inflation

  A quick check of some of the later periods (1950s) shows results from actual news articles of the period, so that is cool to see.

  By the way, just searching for "inflation" reveals an interesting timeline pattern.

  http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=inflation&btnG=Search&hl=en&um=1&scoring=t
  

• Published: July 26, 2008 2:27 PM

• DMajor

• Hi Bruce,

  OK. I see what you were saying now. In that case, please accept my sincere apologies for calling your comment asinine! (No, I am not being sarcastic or facetious, I really mean it!)

• Published: July 26, 2008 4:27 PM

• Mr.huh?

• I definately think that Mises is becoming more prominent due in no small fact to the Internet and the presence of Ron Paul on the political scene. Where did I first hear about Mises? From a subtle reference to him via the cat Mices in the short little novel "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey" by Ken Schoolland

• Published: July 26, 2008 5:07 PM

• Mr.huh?

• I definately think that Mises is becoming more prominent due in no small fact to the Internet and the presence of Ron Paul on the political scene. Where did I first hear about Mises? From a subtle reference to him via the cat Mices in the short little novel "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey" by Ken Schoolland

• Published: July 26, 2008 5:07 PM

• Mr.huh?

• I definately think that Mises is becoming more prominent due in no small fact to the Internet and the presence of Ron Paul on the political scene. Where did I first hear about Mises? From a subtle reference to him via the cat Mices in the short little novel "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey" by Ken Schoolland

• Published: July 26, 2008 5:07 PM

• Mr.huh?

• I definately think that Mises is becoming more prominent due in no small fact to the Internet and the presence of Ron Paul on the political scene. Where did I first hear about Mises? From a subtle reference to him via the cat Mices in the short little novel "The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey" by Ken Schoolland

• Published: July 26, 2008 5:07 PM

• Bruce Koerber

• Dear Dmajor,

  We are definitely in a strange period where there is the death of one type of civilization at the same time as there is the birth of another type of civilization.

  Both of these conditions are tumultuous and it is very difficult to discern what is what.

  The groaning of the dying is deafening and at this time it is louder than the crying of the newborn.

  My sincere wish for you is that you are fortunate enough to go to the Rally for the Republic in Minnesota in a couple of weeks! That will be a thrilling and galvinizing experience.

• Published: July 26, 2008 6:08 PM

• pissinginthetent.com

• The Ron Paul Revolution has brought many people to the works of Mises.

• Published: July 26, 2008 6:18 PM