Joyeux Anniversaire Frédéric!

Joyeux Anniversaire Frédéric!
July 1, 2011 by Justin Ptak

Today (or some say yesterday or the day before) is the 209th birthday of Frederic Bastiat, one of the great champions of freedom and inspiration to countless economists, academics, and advocates of liberty. He was a 19th century French political economist who wrote brilliant, and concise works on law, commerce, and liberty.

Economic Harmonies
The Law
Economic Sophisms

And, we should not forget his spiritual heir, who he declared on his deathbed, Gustave de Molinari.