Zachary Yost
The late Paul A. Cantor (1945-2022) was a unique case among the many students, both formal and informal, of Ludwig von Mises.Cantor began attending Mises's New York seminars as a high schooler, but unlike most of Mises's other students, Cantor's primary passion was English and literature, and rather than going on to become an academic economist or enter the world of business or finance, Cantor would go on to become an English professor.He was especially known for his work on Shakespeare, as well as an appreciation for pop culture and television, utilizing his economic literacy to bring a perspective sorely lacking to a field