Henry Hazlitt

Henry Stuart Hazlitt was an American journalist, economist, and philosopher known for his advocacy of free markets and classical liberal principles. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, Hazlitt wrote extensively on business, economics, and public policy for prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times. He is best known for his 1946 book, Economics in One Lesson, a work grounded in the Austrian school of economics and its belief in the importance of…