Gene Epstein

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Gene Epstein, former chief economist for the New York Stock Exchange, is economics editor at Barron's magazine.

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Murray, My Intellectual Mentor

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04/07/2011Mises Daily ArticlesGene Epstein

It was nearly 40 years ago that Murray Rothbard changed my life. I was then a PhD candidate in economics at the New School for Social Research in downtown Manhattan, while also teaching principles courses at a local university. And I was rapidly losing interest in the whole subject.

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Blast from the Past: A Warning about Socialism

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09/24/2010Mises Daily ArticlesGene Epstein

Pictures of the Socialistic Future tells an engrossing story about a socialist paradise that swiftly degenerates into a societal dungeon. It was originally published in an English translation in 1893—which adds immeasurably to its resonance.