The Mises Institute, more than any other organization, has heeded the Misesian injunction by taking what has sneeringly been called a "populist" approach, but which would be more accurately characterized as public education in the best sense of that term. The Mises Academy was a natural next stage in the Mises Institute's pedagogical mission. We already had the online, openly available literature (and other media) to fill out a world-class syllabus, thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. Tucker and his editing and development team. We already had the expert teachers, thanks to the educational groundwork provided years ago by Murray Rothbard and his students. We already had the growing throng of potential students, largely thanks to Ron Paul's efforts. And we already had the communicative catalyst of the Internet at hand, finally powered with the technology to make an all-online course effective. The Mises Academy brought these four reactants together, and the result has been powerful and brilliant.
... As Mises wrote, "everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle." For this, we hope you will make the Mises Academy your intellectual armory."
Read the rest of this article about the highly successful Mises Academy by Daniel James Sanchez here.
Eric Sharp,
Regular Columnist, THL
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