Ludwig von Mises argued that the world inclines to socialism because people support socialism. To Mises a free market depends on enough people supporting a free market. I was thrilled when Bryan Caplan and I won $25,000 for ISI’s Templeton Culture of Enterprise Best Article Award for our article defending Mises’s views on the importance of public opinion.
But can free-market ideas appeal to the masses? My professor Walter Block has long opined that socialist ideas are easier to sell with short slogans and songs: “It’s not sexy to write a song describing supply and demand.” I am pleased to report that two excellent Fayetteville State University students of mine made this catchy music video, “Free market anthem.” A line about supply and demand equilibrating (check), a dancing alien (check). It’s just a matter of time before socialism crumbles!
Edward Stringham, Fayetteville State University
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Would you settle for free market poetry:
http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunflowers-reason.html
http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2009/11/quatrain-4.html
http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2009/11/quatrain-3.html
http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2009/11/quatrain-1.html
http://zatavu.blogspot.com/2009/09/on-leadership-poem.html
it strikes me very quickly watching this that the hiphop scene would soak up austrian economics so fast if it was presented in bite sized simple parcels. the anathema is the main form used in rapping lyrics, anathemas against socialism and for capitalism would be so natural.
Wow, what a terrible song. Much better is “Pirate Anthem” by Shearer, all anti-IP & stuff.
Sounds strange but not too bad!
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