TAGS Socialism Strategy Political Theory Private Property Hans-Hermann Hoppe Narrator: Paul Strikwerda In June 2004, Professor Hoppe visited the Mises Institute in Auburn to deliver an ambitious series of lectures titled Economy, Society, and Histor y . 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...
Sep 23, 2022
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 Download audio file READ MORE...
Mar 15, 2022
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. Download audio file READ MORE...
Jun 26, 2021
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. Download audio file READ MORE...
Jun 17, 2021
TAGS Free Markets Monopoly and Competition Subjectivism Walter Block The 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 feature...
Apr 05, 2021
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....
Feb 04, 2020
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....
Jul 22, 2019
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...
Jul 12, 2019
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...
Jun 26, 2019
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...
Jun 18, 2019
TAGS Decentralization and Secession , Free Markets , Private Property Titus Gebel Download audio file READ MORE...
May 12, 2019
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 file READ MORE...
Feb 11, 2019
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...
Jan 30, 2019
TAGS Biographies U.S. History War and Foreign Policy Political Theory Murray N. Rothbard After 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 file READ MORE...
Jan 17, 2019
TAGS Education Murray N. Rothbard What 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 compulsio...
Jan 07, 2019
The Progressive Era Part 3 TAGS Bureaucracy and Regulation Cronyism and Corporatism U.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 ...
Dec 30, 2018
The Progressive Era Part 2 TAGS Bureaucracy and Regulation Cronyism and Corporatism U.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 ...
Dec 24, 2018
The Progressive Era Part 1 TAGS Bureaucracy and Regulation Cronyism and Corporatism U.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 ...
Dec 17, 2018
The Theory of Money & Credit Part 2 TAGS Money and Banks Monetary Theory Money 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 . Downloa...
Dec 08, 2018
The Theory of Money & Credit Part 1 TAGS Money and Banks Monetary Theory Money 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 . Downloa...
Dec 01, 2018
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 ...
Nov 24, 2018
The Mises Reader Unabridged Part 1 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 ...
Nov 17, 2018
The Case for Gold TAGS The Fed Money and Banks Gold Standard 01/04/2018 Ron Paul The 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 file READ MORE...
Nov 09, 2018
The Skyscraper Curse TAGS Booms and Busts The Fed U.S. Economy 08/09/2018 Mark Thornton Mark 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 file READ MORE...
Nov 02, 2018
Mises in America TAGS Biographies History of the Austrian School of Economics 04/20/2018 William H. Peterson The 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 versio...
Oct 26, 2018
Science, Technology, and Government TAGS Big Government Free Markets Interventionism Murray N. Rothbard In 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 file READ MORE...
Sep 19, 2016
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign Policy World History Political Theory 08/03/2016 Ludwig von Mises Omnipotent 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...
Sep 05, 2016
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign Policy World History Political Theory 08/03/2016 Ludwig von Mises Omnipotent 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...
Aug 29, 2016
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War TAGS War and Foreign Policy World History Political Theory 08/03/2016 Ludwig von Mises Omnipotent 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...
Aug 22, 2016
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 3 TAGS U.S. History War and Foreign Policy 12/30/2015 Percy 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 admi...
Aug 15, 2016
