Show Notes:
2023-04-16 Episode 15. The Forge of Freedom – “I, Pencil”
In this episode, Alex Ooley shares the short story, “I, Pencil.”
Resources:
https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Gppi-O3a8
https://mises.org/library/i-pencil
https://mises.org/library/anything-thats-peaceful-case-free-market
https://cdn.mises.org/Anything%20Thats%20Peaceful%20The%20Case%20for%20the%20Free%20Market_2.pdf
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/10/in-defense-of-i-pencil/
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/pencils-are-from-the-devil/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ERbC7JyCfU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Pencil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3W2v7LN-88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE
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