. . . has passed away.  Rest in Peace old friend.   David Gordon has written on this blog of what a great, inspirational scholar Ralph was.  Ralph wrote his doctoral dissertation under F.A. Hayek at the University of Chicago and was our preeminent expert on the history of classical liberalism in the European tradition.  A generation of Mises University students were blessed with being able to attend Ralph’s lectures on the subject, which are thankfully archived at www.mises.org. and are therefore available to the world for all time.  Every scholar with an interest in classical liberalism and the work … Continue reading The Great Ralph Raico . . .