Revisiting the Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes

Revisiting the Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes
Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, 1929. Public Domain
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Economist John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) is one of the major intellectuals of the 20th century, whose ideas bestrode the world like a colossus. After 1930, he was easily the most influential economist in the world, at a time when everyone was looking for a savior to show the way out of financial and economic disaster.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]