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Lecture series · recorded 1988–2011

Debates

Debates is a free lecture series (6 recordings, 8.7 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.

Formal and informal debates important in the evolution of Austrian economics, libertarian thought, and classical liberal scholarship.

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  1. 01

    Walter Block vs. David Boileau 2006

    Walter Block · 1:06:09 · Q&A 26 min · 15.1 MB · Recorded 9 November 2006

    Walter Block debates Rev. David Bolieau on the topics of ethics and economics. Recorded at the Loyola Economics Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, on 3 October 2006.

    Other Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryFree Markets

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  2. 02

    What, If Any, Social Services Should the Public Sector Provide? 2006

    Walter Block · 1:56:56 · Q&A 55 min · 152 MB · Recorded 23 November 2006

    A debate between Dr. Glenn Drover of the UBC School of Social Work and Dr. Walter Block of the Fraser Institute on 24 September 1988.

    Other Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyFree Markets

    Read the transcript 17,489 words

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  3. 03

    Rights and Income Security 1988

    Walter Block · 1:58:13 · Q&A 58 min · 143 MB · Recorded October 1988

    Read the transcript 16,850 words

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  4. 04

    Labor Unions and the Minimum Wage: A Debate 2007

    Walter Block · 1:17:11 · Q&A 27 min · 124 MB · Recorded 10 July 2007

    A debate between Dr. Walter Block and Dr. Boyd Blundell at the Loyola Economics Club at Loyola University, New Orleans, in 2007.

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    Minimum Wage Debate 2008

    Walter Block · 31:40 · 7.3 MB · Recorded 9 May 2008

    Dr. Block and Dr. Jared Bernstein (Economic Policy Institute) debate the minimum wage on 8 March 2008. Moderated by Jerri Ward, hostess of the I Object! Justice Examined radio program.

    InterventionismOther Schools of ThoughtBig GovernmentFree Markets

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    Debate on Logorights, Copyrights, and the Free Market 2011

    Wendy McElroy · 1:53:18 · Q&A 33 min · 39.1 MB · Recorded 11 July 2011

    J. Neil Schulman and Wendy McElroy debate at the Libertarian Supper Club in Westwood (Los Angeles), California, in 1983.

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Walter Block, Wendy McElroy.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 6 of these 6 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Debates, checked 2026-09-28.

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Is Debates free to listen to?
Yes. All 6 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Debates?
6 recordings, 8.7 hours in total.
Who lectures in Debates?
Walter Block and Wendy McElroy.
When was Debates recorded?
1988–2011, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Debates?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 79,679 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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