Austrian Economics Review

As I recently mentioned, I had the opportunity to attend my first seminar, Austrian Economics, at the Foundation for Economic Education.

I was joined by 100 others, who ranged from astute recent high school graduates to undergrad and grad students to free market friendly professors who hailed from such diverse places as Kyrgyzstan, Guatemala, Hong Kong, and a French-speaking place called Montreal.

There was even a self-described "agent of the State", who seized people's property for the State of New York, though he qualified his actions by noting that he always tries to get "fair market value" for them. He was a nice guy, but obviously his profession caused more than a few discussions.

In the opening session we were told that the faculty had been asked to prepare their lectures for consumption for PhD students. Having never taken an econ class in college I was excited to see how I did. Though I believe I have a decent grasp on econ concepts I don't claim to be able to do complicated experiments, nor do I want to as I know that's not my comparative advantage.

As promised, the faculty were pretty damn interesting and challenging. And they had to be, as we had some long days. I likened it to a marathon for the mind. Fortunately, we were able to hash out lingering questions during the Q&A and back at the hotel over an adult beverage or two.

And, except for hitting traffic in/around NYC, the ride there/back on my motorcycle was great. I was even a bit surprised when I got back to Arlington ticket-free:)

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