Only the Austrian School is based on economic law, on real human beings acting in a world of scarcity, and on the natural order of liberty. That is why we know, and can demonstrate, that government intervention must always damage the market. From Carl Menger's day to our own, Austrian School economists have condemned the errors of government, no matter what the politicians wanted, no matter what the risk to careers. But meanwhile, the welfare state grows. We cannot rely on politicians, although we should try to elect the rare good one.
Most economists are useless as well.
That is why we need the public, guided by the right intellectuals. As Ludwig von Mises pointed out, economics is far too important to leave to the economists. Everyone should know at least the basics. At the 2nd annual meeting of the John Randolph Club in January, Club President Murray N. Rothbard laid out a strategy for involving the public. Certainly the inchoate sentiments already exist.