Austro-libertarians often rightly complain about the economic illiteracy of traditional conservatives and most mainstream political commentators. I am no exception. In my own classes I have to spend an inordinate amount of time refuting fallacies that are rampant in textbooks. Even conservative Honors students who have received solid classical educations can fall prey to these falsehoods without a nudge in the right direction. I frequently direct students and colleagues who have a good amount of common sense to the Ludwig von Mises Institute and LewRockwell.com to help them start the journey out of the Keynesian (or sometimes Distributist) fog. Usually … Continue reading Cultural Literacy: A Reading List for Beginners