Resources

To learn more about the Rhetoric of Economics and economics in general, consult the following resources:

Project Gutenberg. A great collection of public domain texts, including the classics of philosophy, rhetoric, and economics.

Mises Institute Library. Decent, though biased and prone to hagiography, a general overview of Ludwig von Mises’ version of Austrian Economics, often embraced by libertarians in the United States. Considered a “right-leaning” form of libertarianism.

Books to Read

For the left-leaning libertarianism common to Europe:

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Publications

Economics Journal Watch. Surveys the leading academic journals in the field of economics.

National Bureau of Economic Research. A source for working papers by academic and government economists.

Classically Liberal and Libertarian Organizations

Adam Smith Institute.

Cato Institute.

• HumanProgress.
• Libertarianism.org. Data on human progress throughout history.

Foundation for Economic Education.

Mercatus Center.

Mises Institute.

List of Blogs and News Sources

• (Aggregator) Real Clear Markets: http://www.realclearmarkets.com
• (Aggregator) Real Clear Authors: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/
• Almost Classical: http://almostclassical.blogspot.com
• Atlantic Business: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/
• Café Hayek: http://cafehayek.com – Don Boudreaux and Russ Roberts
• Carpe Diem: http://mjperry.blogspot.com – Mark J. Perry
• Conscience of a Liberal: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com – Paul Krugman
• Consulting by Murphy: http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog – Robert P. Murphy
• Division of Labour: http://www.divisionoflabour.com
• EconLog: http://econlog.econlib.org – Bryan Caplan, David Henderson, et al
• ElectEcon: http://www.eclectecon.net – John P. Palmer
• Frankel’s Blog: http://content.ksg.harvard.edu/blog/jeff_frankels_weblog/ – Jeff Frankel
• Klien on Vox: http://www.vox.com/authors/ezra-klein – Ezra Klein, editor-in-chief of Vox Media
• Klein on Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/view/bios/ezra-klein/ – Ezra Klein
• Krugman in Wonderland: http://krugman-in-wonderland.blogspot.com – William L. Anderson
• Mankiw’s Blog: http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com – Greg Mankiw
• McArdle: http://www.bloomberg.com/blogs/view/megan-mcardle/
• McArdle (old site): http://www.theatlantic.com/megan-mcardle/ – Megan McArdle
• Monthly Review: http://monthlyreview.org
• Newmark’s Door: http://newmarksdoor.typepad.com/mainblog/ – Craig Newmark
• Reason Magazine: http://reason.com
• Wall Street Journal Opinions: http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-opinion-commentary.html
• WonkBlog: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/
• Worstall on The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/1692/ – Tim Worstall
• Worstall at the Adam Smith Institute: http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/author/timworstall/ – Tim Worstall

Policy Think Tanks

• American Enterprise Institute: http://www.aei.org
• Brookings Institution: http://www.brookings.edu
• Bruton Center: http://www.bruton.utdallas.edu
• Cambridge Energy Research Associates: http://www.cera.com
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: http://www.ceip.org
• Cato Institute: http://www.cato.org
• Center for American Progress: http://www.americanprogress.org
• Center for Economic Policy Analysis: http://www.newschool.edu/cepa/
• Center for Economic and Policy Research: http://www.cepr.net
• Center for Full Employment and Price Stability: http://www.cfeps.org
• Center for Strategic and International Studies: http://www.csis.org
• Century Foundation: http://www.tcf.org
• Committee for Economic Development: http://www.ced.org
• Conference Board: http://www.conference-board.org
• Council on Foreign Relations: http://www.cfr.org
• Economic Policy Institute: http://www.epi.org
• Economic Research Council (London): http://www.ercouncil.org
• Employment Policy Foundation: http://www.epf.org
• Economic Strategy Institute: http://www.econstrat.org
• Freedom Forum: http://www.freedomforum.org
• Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org
• Hoover Institution of Stanford: http://www.hoover.org
• Institute for International Economics: http://www.iie.com
• Institute for Policy Studies: http://www.ips-dc.org
• Jerome Levy Economics Institute: http://www.levy.org
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: http://www.jointcenter.org
• Kiel Institute of World Economics: http://www.uni-kiel.de/IfW/homeeng.htm
• Mises Institute: http://mises.org
• National Bureau of Economic Research: http://www.nber.org
• National Center for Public Policy Research: http://www.nationalcenter.org
• National Legal and Policy Center: http://nlpc.org
• Progressive Policy Institute: http://www.ppionline.org
• RAND Corporation: http://www.rand.org
• Rochester Center for Economic Research: http://rcer.econ.rochester.edu
• Theoretical Research Institute: http://www.tri.org.au
• United for a Fair Economy: http://www.ufenet.org
• Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org

Government Data Sources

State Data Sources

• California Dept. of Finance: http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/economic-financial/
• California Economic Development: http://www.edd.ca.gov
• New York State Economic Data: http://www.empire.state.ny.us/index.html
• Pennsylvania State Data Center: http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu
• Texas Economy: http://www.thetexaseconomy.org
• Texas Window on Finances: http://www.window.state.tx.us/finances/

Federal Reserve and Banking

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve: http://www.federalreserve.gov
• Fed Site Map: http://www.federalreserve.gov/sitemap.htm
• Atlanta: http://www.frbatlanta.org
• Boston: http://www.bos.frb.org
• Chicago: http://www.chicagofed.org
• Cleveland: http://www.clevelandfed.org
• Dallas: http://www.dallasfed.org
• Kansas City: http://www.kansascityfed.org
• New York: http://www.newyorkfed.org
• Minneapolis: http://www.minneapolisfed.org
• Philadelphia: http://www.philadelphiafed.org
• Richmond: http://www.richmondfed.org
• San Francisco: http://www.frbsf.org
• St. Louis: http://www.stlouisfed.org