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The Skyscraper CurseTAGS 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
Published 11/02/18
Mises in AmericaTAGS 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...
Published 10/26/18
Individualism: A ReaderGeorge H. Smith and Marilyn MooreIndividualism: A Reader, part of the Libertarianism.org Readers series, provides a wealth of illuminating essays from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. In 26 selections from 25 writers individualism is explained and defended, often from unusual perspectives.The Libertarianism.org Readers series provides an introduction to the major ideas and thinkers in the libertarian tradition.Individualism is one of most criticized and least...
Published 12/15/16
Political Philosophy: An Introductionby Jason Brennan A short introduction to the basic ideas and principles of political philosophy. Most political debate is superficial. Just turn on cable news. Philosophy is for people who want to understand the deep questions. The goal of political philosophy is to determine the standards by which we judge different institutions good or bad, just or unjust.Some people might think they don’t have much need of political philosophy: “Who case about...
Published 12/05/16
Science, Technology, and GovernmentTAGS 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
Published 09/19/16
When someone looks out at the world and sees all manner of suffering and injustice, stretching back for thousands of years and continuing today, he invariably blames such problems on someone else's hatred, greed, or stupidity. Rarely will someone consider the possibility that his own belief system is the cause of the pain and suffering he sees around him. But in most cases, it is.The root cause of most of society's ills--the main source of man's inhumanity to man--is neither malice nor...
Published 09/12/16
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total WarTAGS 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...
Published 09/05/16
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total WarTAGS 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...
Published 08/29/16
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total WarTAGS 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...
Published 08/22/16
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 1 TAGS 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...
Published 08/15/16
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 2 TAGS 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...
Published 08/08/16
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Part 3 TAGS 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...
Published 08/02/16
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 READ MORE
Published 08/01/16
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
The Health Plan's Devilish PrinciplesBig GovernmentHealthInterventionismThe Health Plan's Devilish Principles JULY 17, 2012 Murray N. RothbardNarrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Download audio file READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
Free MarketsSeeing the Unseen JULY 3, 2012 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Download audio file READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
Money and BanksAustrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingThe Cultural and Spiritual Legacy of Fiat Inflation MAY 7, 2009Jörg Guido HülsmannChapter 13 in The Ethics of Money Production . From Part 2, "Inflation," pages 175-191. Narrated by Floy Lilley. Download audio file READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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 READ MORE
Published 11/13/15
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