# Henry Hazlitt

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/people/henry-hazlitt>

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Henry Hazlitt was something of a modern day \[Frederick Bastiat\](http://www.libertarianism.org/people/frederic-bastiat). In his articles and especially in his 1946 book, \*Economics in One Lesson\*, Hazlitt made the complexities of economics clear for a massive audience. Hazlitt was also a noted literary critic, philosopher, economist, and journalist. He wrote for nearly every major publication of his day and had a lasting influence on the careers of many of the great libertarian thinkers by promoting their works through his widely read book reviews.