Mises Audio Books Podcast: Recent Episodes
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TAGS SocialismStrategy Political Theory Private Property
Hans-Hermann HoppeNarrator: Paul StrikwerdaIn June 2004, Professor Hoppe visited the Mises Institute in Auburn to deliver an ambitious series of lectures titled Economy, Society, and History.
This project brings together the core of Hoppe’s lifetime of theoretical work in one vital and cohesive source. Here we find provocative themes developed by Hoppe in the 1980s and 90s, particularly in his essays found in A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism and The Economics and Ethics of Private Property. We also find his devastating critique of democracy, made famous in his seminal book Democracy—The God That Failed.
This audiobook is narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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TAGS Cronyism and Corporatism U.S. History
Patrick Newman History is a clash between the forces of liberty and the proponents of power. In Cronyism, Patrick Newman offers a compelling and important narrative on the early days of the American republic, and the rise of a Federal regime that conquers a nation conceived in liberty.
Narrated by Scott R. Pollack
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TAGS World History Other Schools of Thought Philosophy and Methodology Political Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe This book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from limited monarchy to unlimited democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy, with all its failings, is a lesser evil than mass democracy, but outlines deficiencies in both as systems of guarding liberty.
Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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TAGS World HistoryOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe This book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from limited monarchy to unlimited democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy, with all its failings, is a lesser evil than mass democracy, but outlines deficiencies in both as systems of guarding liberty.
Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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TAGS Free Markets Monopoly and Competition Subjectivism
Walter BlockThe true test of our commitment to personal liberty doesn't come when we permit others to engage in those peaceable, voluntary acts with which we agree. It comes when we permit others to engage in peaceable, voluntary acts we find offensive. Walter Block's Defending the Undefendable II contains thirty chapters defending behavior that is probably offensive to most Americans, and many that are downright illegal.
This book features a foreword by Ron Paul. Narrated by Patrick Smith.
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- TAGS U.S. History History of the Austrian School of Economics Political Theory Murray N. Rothbard The fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty highlights the most important battle of the American project — one that continues to this day — the conflict between those who want to centralize power, and those who choose to stand to defend the American heritage of liberty. This book features a foreword by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a preface by Dr. Thomas E. Woods, and an introduction by Dr. Patrick Newman. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Author: Murray N. Rothbard Murray N. Rothbard made major contributions to economics, history, political philosophy, and legal theory. He combined Austrian economics with a fervent commitment to individual liberty.Download audio file READ MORE
- TAGS Calculation and Knowledge Interventionism Political Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe's first treatise in English — actually his first book in English — and the one that put him on the map as a social thinker and economist to watch. He argued that there are only two possible archetypes in economic affairs: socialism and capitalism. All systems are combinations of those two types. The capitalist model he defines as pure protection of private property, free association, and exchange — no exceptions. All deviations from that ideal are species of socialism, with public ownership and interference with trade.
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- TAGS War and Foreign Policy Political Theory Hans-Hermann Hoppe takes on the most difficult subject in economic and political theory: the provision of security. He argues that the service is better provided by free markets than government, while addressing a hundred counter-arguments. Here we have an important updating of an argument rarely made even in the libertarian tradition.Narrated by Jim Vann.Download audio file READ MORE
- TAGS War and Foreign Policy Interventionism Monopoly and Competition Political Theory Hans-Hermann Hoppe Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. Narrated by George Pickering. Download audio file READ MORE
- TAGS War and Foreign Policy Interventionism Monopoly and Competition Political Theory Hans-Hermann Hoppe Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. Narrated by George Pickering. Download audio file READ MORE
- TAGS Decentralization and Secession, Free Markets, Private Property Titus Gebel
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- TAGS Big Government Free Markets Other Schools of Thought Zack Rofer There are many popular myths that are used to try to justify the existence of the state, and also many popular myths about libertarianism and the free market. Zack Rofer's work explodes both sets of myths, and is both a primer for those taking a first look at these topics, as well as a tool for libertarians looking to sharpen their advocacy. Narrated by Jim Vann. Download audio fileREAD MORE
- TAGS Big Government Political Theory Louis E. Carabini Advancing social ideas that do not demand obedience or compliance requires far more personal patience than simply forcing others to comply via the political ballot box. The widely held idea that dicta and force can serve a useful purpose will eventually fade into backward thinking in the so-called public sector as it has in the private sector. Time, nature, reason, and the human spirit will see to that. Irrespective of good intentions or the approval by consensus, nature's unrelenting feedback will gradually drive ruling political authorities to extinction.Narrated by Daniel Bennett.Download audio fileREAD MORE
- TAGS Biographies U.S. History War and Foreign Policy Political TheoryMurray N. RothbardAfter World War II, the "Old Right" was derailed by an interventionist group of anti-communist crusaders—and Libertarian ideas went by the wayside. Here, Murray Rothbard tells the sorry tale from the inside.Narrated by Ian Temple.Download audio fileREAD MORE
- TAGS EducationMurray N. RothbardWhat is it about today's school system that so many find unsatisfactory? Why have generations of reformers failed to improve the educational system, and, indeed, caused it to degenerate further and further into an ever declining level of mediocrity?In this radical and scholarly monograph, Murray N. Rothbard identifies the crucial feature of our educational system that dooms it to fail: at every level, from financing to attendance, the system relies on compulsion instead of voluntary consent. In contrast, a market-based system of schools would adhere to a purely voluntary ethic, financed with private funds, and administered entirely by private enterprise.This audiobook is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. It is narrated by Graham Wright.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Progressive Era Part 3* TAGS Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismU.S. History
12/20/2017 Murray N. Rothbard
Rothbard’s power-elite historical analysis shows how big business, big unions, and big government conspired to cartelize industries in order to further their own interests. Programs and agencies started in the Progressive Era have a destructive legacy that has carried on for a century. This audiobook is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Graham Wright.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Progressive Era Part 2* TAGS Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismU.S. History
12/20/2017 Murray N. Rothbard
Rothbard’s power-elite historical analysis shows how big business, big unions, and big government conspired to cartelize industries in order to further their own interests. Programs and agencies started in the Progressive Era have a destructive legacy that has carried on for a century. This audiobook is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Graham Wright. Download audio file READ MORE
The Progressive Era Part 1* TAGS Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismU.S. History12/20/2017 Murray N. RothbardRothbard’s power-elite historical analysis shows how big business, big unions, and big government conspired to cartelize industries in order to further their own interests. Programs and agencies started in the Progressive Era have a destructive legacy that has carried on for a century. This audiobook is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Graham Wright.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Theory of Money & Credit Part 2* TAGS Money and BanksMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking
12/11/2017 Ludwig von Mises
Mises wrote this book for the ages, and it remains the most spirited, thorough, and scientifically rigorous treatise on money to ever appear. It made Mises's reputation across Europe and established him as the most important economist of his age.Narrated by Jim Vann. This audiobook is also available on Soundcloud and iTunes. The full text is available online here.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Theory of Money & Credit Part 1* TAGS Money and BanksMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking12/11/2017 Ludwig von MisesMises wrote this book for the ages, and it remains the most spirited, thorough, and scientifically rigorous treatise on money to ever appear. It made Mises's reputation across Europe and established him as the most important economist of his age.Narrated by Jim Vann. This audiobook is also available on Soundcloud and iTunes. The full text is available online here. Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Mises Reader Unabridged Part 2* TAGS Austrian Economics Overview
04/10/2018 Ludwig von Mises
The Mises Reader is intended to give a taste of the many facets of Mises’s thought in a way that accessibly communicates most of his key contributions to the social sciences. It therefore includes excerpts from his larger and more technically demanding works side-by-side with shorter, more introductory articles and lectures. The finished product is sort of an intelligent person’s guide to the work of Ludwig von Mises. It is especially suitable for those with an interest in Mises, but find jumping right into Human Action, Socialism, or The Theory of Money and Credit rather daunting. The hope is to give the reader a survey of Mises’s insights in a format that nourishes his intellectual soul, while also whetting the appetite for his larger corpus of work. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Mises Reader Unabridged Part 1 TAGS Austrian Economics Overview04/10/2018 Ludwig von MisesThe Mises Reader is intended to give a taste of the many facets of Mises’s thought in a way that accessibly communicates most of his key contributions to the social sciences. It therefore includes excerpts from his larger and more technically demanding works side-by-side with shorter, more introductory articles and lectures. The finished product is sort of an intelligent person’s guide to the work of Ludwig von Mises. It is especially suitable for those with an interest in Mises, but find jumping right into Human Action, Socialism, or The Theory of Money and Credit* rather daunting. The hope is to give the reader a survey of Mises’s insights in a format that nourishes his intellectual soul, while also whetting the appetite for his larger corpus of work. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Case for Gold TAGS The FedMoney and BanksGold Standard01/04/2018Ron PaulThe Case for Gold* covers the history of gold in the United States, explains that its breakdown was caused by governments, and explains the merit of having sound money: prices reflect market realities, government stays in check, and the people retain their freedom. Narrated by Jim Vann.Download audio fileREAD MORE
The Skyscraper Curse* TAGS Booms and BustsThe FedU.S. Economy08/09/2018 Mark ThorntonMark Thornton's definitive work on booms and busts. His now-infamous Skyscraper Index theory draws the connection between loose monetary policy, artificially low interest rates, and vanity construction projects.This audiobook is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Graham Wright.Download audio fileREAD MORE
Mises in America* TAGS BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of Economics04/20/2018 William H. PetersonThe great essayist and economist pens a tribute to his colleague and teacher. Dr. Peterson knew Dr. Mises well. Both were professors at New York University. In this monograph, he describes his temperament and personality as well as his scholarly contributions — all in Peterson's legendary style. It is a fascinating portrait and moving tribute to a master.Narrated by Jim Vann. Text version is available here.Download audio fileREAD MORE
Science, Technology, and Government* TAGS Big Government Free Markets InterventionismMurray N. RothbardIn this brilliant monograph Rothbard deftly turns the tables on the supporters of big government and their mandate for control of research and development in all areas of the hard sciences.Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Download audio fileREAD MORE
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign PolicyWorld HistoryPolitical Theory08/03/2016 Ludwig von MisesOmnipotent Government was published in 1944, when the battle against Nazism held the world’s attention. How had this terrible system gained power? Mises considers and rejects several explanations popular at the time he wrote, such as inherent defects in the German national character. Instead, Mises looks to the rise of a malignant ideology, which he terms etatism*.This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Download audio file
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign PolicyWorld HistoryPolitical Theory08/03/2016 Ludwig von MisesOmnipotent Government was published in 1944, when the battle against Nazism held the world’s attention. How had this terrible system gained power? Mises considers and rejects several explanations popular at the time he wrote, such as inherent defects in the German national character. Instead, Mises looks to the rise of a malignant ideology, which he terms etatism*.This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Download audio file
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign PolicyWorld HistoryPolitical Theory08/03/2016 Ludwig von MisesOmnipotent Government was published in 1944, when the battle against Nazism held the world’s attention. How had this terrible system gained power? Mises considers and rejects several explanations popular at the time he wrote, such as inherent defects in the German national character. Instead, Mises looks to the rise of a malignant ideology, which he terms etatism*.This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Download audio file
- Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 3TAGS U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
12/30/2015Percy L. Greaves, Jr.
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy by Percy Greaves, Jr. (1906-1984), published for the first time in 2010, blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence.Greaves provides comprehensive coverage of the history of U.S. and Japanese relations, the actions of the Roosevelt administration, the attack and the response on the ground, the investigations and cover-ups that began almost immediately and continue to this day.Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.Download audio file
- Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 2TAGS U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy12/30/2015Percy L. Greaves, Jr.Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy by Percy Greaves, Jr. (1906-1984), published for the first time in 2010, blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence.Greaves provides comprehensive coverage of the history of U.S. and Japanese relations, the actions of the Roosevelt administration, the attack and the response on the ground, the investigations and cover-ups that began almost immediately and continue to this day.Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.Download audio file
- Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 1TAGS U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy12/30/2015Percy L. Greaves, Jr.Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy by Percy Greaves, Jr. (1906-1984), published for the first time in 2010, blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence.Greaves provides comprehensive coverage of the history of U.S. and Japanese relations, the actions of the Roosevelt administration, the attack and the response on the ground, the investigations and cover-ups that began almost immediately and continue to this day.Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.Download audio file
TAGS Big GovernmentWorld HistoryPolitical TheoryFrom Aristocracy to Monarchy to DemocracyFEBRUARY 17, 2015Hans-Hermann HoppeHoppers eye-opening monograph will revolutionize the way you view society and the state...Download audio file
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Big GovernmentTaxes and SpendingU.S. EconomyRepudiating the National Debt
JULY 19, 2012 Murray N. RothbardNarrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod.Download audio file
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Big GovernmentHealthInterventionismThe Health Plan's Devilish Principles
JULY 17, 2012 Murray N. RothbardNarrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod.Download audio file
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Free MarketsSeeing the Unseen
JULY 3, 2012 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod.Download audio file
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Taxes and SpendingThe Truth About Taxes
JULY 2, 2012 Murray N. Rothbard
This essay originally appeared in the Review of Austrian Economics 7, No. 2 (1994), pp. 75–90, as "The Consumption Tax: A Critique". Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod.Download audio fileREAD MORE
Political TheoryThe Death of Politics
MARCH 7, 2012 Karl HessOriginally published in Playboy in March 1969, this essay is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Music by Kevin MacLeod.Download audio file
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Booms and BustsMedia and CultureU.S. HistoryAustrian Economics OverviewDispelling Popular Great Depression Myths
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 Gennady Stolyarov II
Stolyarov reviews Robert P. Murphy’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal (2009).Download audio fileREAD MORE
Free MarketsMedia and CultureInterventionismThe Candlemakers' Petition
NOVEMBER 10, 2009 Claude Frédéric Bastiat"The Candlemakers' Petition" is a well known satire of protectionism written and published in 1845, as part of Bastiat's Economic Sophisms . This audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov, II.Download audio file
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Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyMethodological Individualism
OCTOBER 3, 2009 Joseph SchumpeterIncludes a summary by Frank van Dun. Preface by F.A. Hayek. Read by Josiah Schmidt.Download audio file
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Free MarketsAustrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryThat Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 Claude Frédéric BastiatFrom Chapter I of The Bastiat Collection: Volume I . Pages 1-48 in the text. Read by Josiah Schmidt.Download audio file
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Money and BanksAustrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingThe Cultural and Spiritual Legacy of Fiat InflationMAY 7, 2009Jörg Guido HülsmannChapter 13 in The Ethics of Money Production . From Part 2, "Inflation," pages 175-191. Narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio fileREAD MORE
Legal SystemPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyNot Yours to Give
MAY 7, 2009 David CrockettTaken from Free Market Economics: A Basic Reader , compiled by Bettina Bien Greaves (pp. 227-231). Narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio file
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Free MarketsAustrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryPrivate and Public Services
APRIL 30, 2009 Claude Frédéric BastiatFrom Chapter IX of The Bastiat Collection: Volume II : "Harmonies of Political Economy (Book Two)". Pages 481-505 in the text. Narrated by Brannon King.Download audio file
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Free MarketsI, Pencil
APRIL 1, 2009 Leonard E. ReadThe audio version of Leonard Read's classic essay. Narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio file
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Monetary TheoryMoney and BankingAustrian School Arguments on the Free-Market Origin of Money
AUGUST 25, 2008 Gennady Stolyarov IIAustrian Economics offers an elegant, logical, and thoroughly causal explanation of how money came to be, again demonstrating the power of the free market to spontaneously organize human activity in meaningful and universally beneficial ways.Download audio file
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtThe Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics
JUNE 27, 2008 Ludwig von MisesThis audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov, II.Download audio file
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Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryMiddle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism
JUNE 27, 2008 Ludwig von MisesThis address was originally delivered before the University Club of New York on April 18, 1950. This audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov, II.Download audio file
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Legal SystemPrivate PropertyA Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property
JUNE 11, 2014 Butler Shaffer
In this monograph, Butler Shaffer addresses an important question that has aroused much interest among libertarians: What is the status of intellectual property? Are patents and copyrights legitimate? This is a major contribution to libertarian legal theory and an indispensable guide to a vital topic.Narrated by Clay Barnett. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Booms and BustsBusiness CyclesInterventionismEconomic Depressions: Their Cause and CureJUNE 27, 2012Murray N. RothbardMurray Rothbard was the master of reducing complicated theories to their very essence while retaining theoretical rigor, and this essay is a case in point. It was originally written in 1969 and published in the form of a tiny book that achieved a huge circulation. Its continued relevance speaks to an aspect of the Austrian theory that other theories can't boast. It is a real theory that applies across time and place, and its persuasive power is not contingent on the particulars of any individual boom bust cycle.Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin McLeod.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Political TheoryAnatomy of the StateJUNE 20, 2012Murray N. RothbardThis short audio book gives a succinct account of Murray Rothbard’s view of the state...Download audio file
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TAGS BiographiesAustrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryMises and Austrian Economics: A Personal ViewDECEMBER 19, 2007Ron PaulRon Paul deserves a high place in the history of liberty for being the only seriously principled statesman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in the last quarter of the twentieth century.It should ne no surprise to discover that Ludwig von Mises had a huge impact on Congressman Paul's view of statesmanship. This essay is a moving tribute to Mises and a look into the mind of a remarkable politician.Narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Legal SystemPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyThe LawOCTOBER 9, 2008Claude Frédéric BastiatBastiat's timeless essay applies whenever and wherever the state assumes unto itself different rules and different laws from that by which it expects other people to live.The question that Bastiat deals with: how to tell when a law is unjust or when the law maker has become a source of law breaking? When the law becomes a means of plunder it has lost its character of genuine law. When the law enforcer is permitted to do with others’ lives and property what would be illegal if the citizens did them, the law becomes perverted.Narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Political TheoryLeft, Right, and the Prospects for LibertyJANUARY 5, 2010Murray N. RothbardThis audio essay is occasioned by the startlingly uncritical attitude American conservatives have shown toward the consolidation of state power that has been unleashed since the atrocities of September 11. Download audio file
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TAGS Booms and BustsMoney and BanksBusiness CyclesMoney and BankingPolitical TheoryGold, Peace, and ProsperityJANUARY 1, 2008Ron PaulRon Paul has been the leading champion of sound money in the Congress. Here he explains why sound money has meant the gold standard. Paul maps out a plan to bring about a dollar that would be protected against manipulation by government and central bankers. Part of that strategy is the minting of a... Download audio file
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TAGS Money and BanksAustrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingPolitical TheoryDeflation and LibertyMARCH 1, 2004Jörg Guido HülsmannThis monograph addresses a critically important issue: the prevailing view that deflation is a catastrophe that must be stopped.
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TAGS Free MarketsAustrian Economics OverviewSpeaking of LibertyMARCH 28, 2006 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.From Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 9-11.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Political TheoryThe Politics of ObedienceOCTOBER 13, 2008 Etienne de la BoetieFrom The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La Boétie. Pages 39-47 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Political TheoryOur Enemy, The StateJANUARY 26, 2010 Albert Jay NockFrom Our Enemy, The State . Narrated by Jock Coats.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Big GovernmentAustrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryOrganized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About GovernmentJANUARY 31, 2014 Thomas J. DiLorenzoIntroduction to Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government . Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Legal SystemPolitical TheoryNo Treason: The Constitution of No AuthorityAUGUST 12, 2010 Lysander SpoonerNarrated by Matt Pritchard.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesMy Years with Ludwig von MisesMAY 8, 2009Margit von MisesFrom My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 7-8. Narrated by Amber Cathey.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Money and BanksInterventionismMoney and BankingWhat Has Government Done to Our Money?SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Jörg Guido HülsmannFrom the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryPower and Market Part 2MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryPower and Market Part 1MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryRevised Edition of Man, Economy, and State Part 4MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryRevised Edition of Man, Economy, and State Part 3MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryRevised Edition of Man, Economy, and State Part 2MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryRevised Edition of Man, Economy, and State Part 1MARCH 9, 2011 Murray N. RothbardFrom Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Money and BanksU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryMoney and BankingA History of Money and Banking in the United States Part 2APRIL 15, 2010 Murray N. RothbardFrom Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II : "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis...Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Money and BanksU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryMoney and BankingA History of Money and Banking in the United States Part 1APRIL 15, 2010 Murray N. RothbardFrom Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II : "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis...Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Legal SystemPolitical TheoryFor a New Liberty Part 2MAY 5, 2006 Murray N. RothbardFrom the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. Narrated by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Legal SystemPolitical TheoryFor a New Liberty Part 1MAY 5, 2006 Murray N. RothbardFrom the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. Narrated by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryThe Ethics of Liberty Part 2JANUARY 12, 2007 Murray N. RothbardNarrated by Jeff Riggenbach.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryThe Ethics of Liberty Part 1JANUARY 12, 2007 Murray N. Rothbard
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewAn Essay on Economic TheoryDECEMBER 31, 2014Robert F. HébertCantillon's Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général should be rightfully considered one of the most important books ever written. It is the first statement of economic theory and not just a single or limited breakthrough, but a comprehensive treatment that explains the organization of commercial society. Prior to Cantillon, writings about the economy were largely driven by considerations of religion, ideology, and interests groups. After Cantillon, there was a scientific model that could be understood and applied. Most importantly, when it was properly understood and applied, it unleashed the market economy and generated great prosperity (from the Introduction).This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. It is narrated by Millian Quinteros.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 9JANUARY 25, 2008 Murray N. RothbardPages 11-20 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume IV: "The War Begins." Includes the Preface to Volume IV.Download audio file
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 8JANUARY 25, 2008 Murray N. RothbardPages 11-20 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume IV: "The War Begins." Includes the Preface to Volume IV.Download audio file
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 7JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 11-18 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume III: "The British Army and the Western Lands." Includes the Preface to Volume III.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 6JANUARY 25, 2008 Murray N. RothbardPages 11-18 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume III: "The British Army and the Western Lands." Includes the Preface to Volume III.Download audio file
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 5JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 13-14 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Conceived in Liberty, Volume II — "Salutary Neglect": The American Colonies in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century.Download audio file
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 4JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 13-14 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Conceived in Liberty, Volume II — "Salutary Neglect": The American Colonies in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century.
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 3JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 9-12 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. Conceived in Liberty: Vol. I - A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty, Volume 1 Part 2JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 9-12 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. Conceived in Liberty: Vol. I - A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.Download audio file
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TAGS U.S. HistoryConceived In Liberty Part 1JANUARY 25, 2008Murray N. RothbardPages 9-12 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. Conceived in Liberty: Vol. I - A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.Download audio file
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TAGS Money and BanksMoney and BankingPolitical TheoryThe Case Against the Fed: Money and PoliticsAUGUST 13, 2008Murray N. RothbardFrom The Case Against The Fed, as narrated by Floy Lilley.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS World HistoryAustrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtEconomic Thought Before Adam Smith Part 3JANUARY 5, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I . Pages vii-xiii in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS World HistoryAustrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtEconomic Thought Before Adam Smith Part 2JANUARY 5, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I . Pages vii-xiii in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS World HistoryAustrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtEconomic Thought Before Adam Smith Part 1JANUARY 5, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I . Pages vii-xiii in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtClassical Economics Part 3JUNE 25, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II . Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtClassical Economics Part 2JUNE 25, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II . Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtClassical Economics Part 1JUNE 25, 2010Murray N. RothbardFrom An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II . Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesAustrian Economics OverviewMises: The Last Knight of Liberalism Part 3APRIL 14, 2011Jörg Guido HülsmannPreface Narrated by Paul Strikwerda Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesAustrian Economics OverviewMises: The Last Knight of Liberalism Part 2APRIL 14, 2011Jörg Guido HülsmannPreface Narrated by Paul Strikwerda Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS BiographiesAustrian Economics OverviewMises: The Last Knight of Liberalism Part 1APRIL 14, 2011Jörg Guido HülsmannPreface Narrated by Paul Strikwerda Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Political TheoryThe Man versus The StateDECEMBER 31, 2014Herbert Spencer"One of the most powerful and influential arguments for limited government, laissez faire and individualism ever written," says Henry Hazlitt.Download audio file
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TAGS Philosophy and MethodologyPraxeologyTheory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic EvolutionDECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesMises moved beyond economics here to address questions regarding the foundation of all social science. He discusses his methodological dualism: one approach for hard sciences and another for the social sciences.Rothbard writes,
It is Mises's great methodological work, explaining the basis of his approach to economics, and providing scintillating critiques of such fallacious alternatives as historicism, scientism, and Marxian dialectical materialism.
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 5DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio file
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 4DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio file
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 3DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio file
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 2DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio file
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 1DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio file
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TAGS Big GovernmentInterventionismBureaucracyFEBRUARY 12, 2015Ludwig von MisesMises explains that the core choice we face is between rational economic organization by market prices and the arbitrary dictates of government bureaucrats. There is no third way.This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Download audio file
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TAGS Calculation and KnowledgeOther Schools of ThoughtEconomic Calculation in the Socialist CommonwealthDECEMBER 30, 2014Ludwig von MisesThis is the essay that overthrew the socialist paradigm in economics, and provided the foundation for modern Austrian price theory.When it first appeared in 1920, Mises was alone in challenging the socialists to explain how their pricing system would actually work in practice. Mises proved that socialism could not work because it could not distinguish more or less valuable uses of social resources, and predicted the system would end in chaos. The result of his proof was the "socialist calculation" debate.Download audio file
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TAGS Global EconomyEntrepreneurshipIt's a Jetsons WorldDECEMBER 9, 2011Jeffrey A. TuckerNarrated by Stefan Molyneux.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Other Schools of ThoughtThe Failure of the "New Economics" Part 2DECEMBER 30, 2014Henry HazlittHenry Hazlitt's line-by-line commentary and refutation of Keynes's General Theory—one of the most destructive, fallacious, and convoluted books of the twentieth century. Narrated by Josiah Schmidt. Download the complete audio book (33 MP3 audio files) in a single zip file.
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TAGS Other Schools of ThoughtThe Failure of the "New Economics" Part 1DECEMBER 30, 2014Henry HazlittHenry Hazlitt's line-by-line commentary and refutation of Keynes's General Theory—one of the most destructive, fallacious, and convoluted books of the twentieth century. Narrated by Josiah Schmidt. Download the complete audio book (33 MP3 audio files) in a single zip file.
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TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewEconomic Science and the Austrian MethodDECEMBER 30, 2014Hans-Hermann HoppeA definitive defense of the methodological foundations of Austrian economics. Download the complete audio book.READ MORE Download audio file
The Driver* DECEMBER 30, 2014Garet GarrettTAGS Media and CultureGaret Garret's novel about Henry Galt, a Wall Street speculator turned entrepreneur. The book tells the dramatic story of his successes and his fight against government and prevailing anti-capitalist sentiments.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Big GovernmentInterventionismBourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist QuoFEBRUARY 8, 2012Jeffrey A. TuckerIntroduction to Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo by Jeffrey A. Tucker. Narrated by Steven Ng.Download audio fileREAD MORE
Against Intellectual Property* DECEMBER 30, 2014Stephan KinsellaTAGS Legal SystemPrivate PropertyNarrated by Jock Coates. Download audio fileREAD MORE
Defending the Undefendable* DECEMBER 30, 2014Walter BlockTAGS Free MarketsIt is among the most famous of the great defenses of victimless crimes and controversial economic practices, from profiteering and gouging to bribery and blackmail. Download audio fileREAD MORE
Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy* DECEMBER 30, 2014Robert P. MurphyTAGS War and Foreign PolicyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyAnyone interested in exploring the farthest reaches of anarchist theory must come to terms with this account by Robert P. Murphy. Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewThe Austrian Theory in PerspectiveJULY 15, 2008Roger W. GarrisonThis audio essay, narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II, is the Introduction to The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays (pp. 7-24) edited by Richard M. Ebeling.READ MORETAGS Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesThe "Austrian" Theory of the Trade CycleJULY 15, 2008Ludwig von MisesThe monetary explanation of the trade cycle is not entirely new. "The 'Austrian' Theory of the Trade Cycle," by Ludwig von Mises, is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II...READ MORETAGS Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesMoney and BankingMoney and the Business CycleJULY 15, 2008Gottfried HaberlerThis audio essay, read by Gennady Stolyarov II, is found in The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays (pp. 37-64) edited by Richard M. Ebeling.READ MORETAGS Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesInterventionismEconomic Depressions: Their Cause and CureJULY 17, 2008Murray N. RothbardMurray Rothbard was the master of reducing complicated theories to their very essence while retaining theoretical rigor, and this essay on Austrian business cycle theory is a case in point. Its continued relevance speaks to an aspect of the Austrian theory that other theories can't boast. It is...READ MORETAGS Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismMonetary TheoryCan We Still Avoid Inflation?JULY 18, 2008Friedrich A. HayekThis audio essay, narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II, is found in The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays (pp. 93-110) edited by Richard M. Ebeling.READ MORETAGS Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesThe Austrian Theory: A SummaryJULY 18, 2008Roger W. GarrisonThis audio essay, narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II, is found in The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays (pp. 111-120) edited by Richard M. Ebeling.READ MORE Download audio file
The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions* JANUARY 20, 2012Eugen-Maria SchulakHerbert UnterköflerTAGS BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsNarrated by Paul Strikwerda. Download audio fileREAD MORE
A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline*
MARCH 16, 2015Hans-Hermann HoppeTAGS World HistoryPolitical TheoryPraxeologyHans-Hermann Hoppe addresses the rise of family structures, the development of private property, social evolution prior to the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of the state — all without regard for cherished myths.Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.
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