Lecture series · recorded 2006
For a New Liberty
For a New Liberty is a free lecture series (16 recordings, 15.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.
This is Murray Rothbard's libertarian manifesto, view of society without the nation-state. This audio book edition is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach, includes a new introduction, written and read by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
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Cover painting: a sailor rows toward the burning wreck of the USS Maine in Havana harbor, February 1898. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Introduction 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. Narrated by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Political TheoryLegal System
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1. The Libertarian Heritage: The American Revolution and Classical Liberalism 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Political TheoryLegal SystemU.S. History
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2. The Libertarian Creed: Property and Exchange 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach .
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyValue and ExchangeLegal System
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3. The State 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach .
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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4. Libertarian Applications to Current Problems: The Problems 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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5. Involuntary Servitude 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Political Theory
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6. Personal Liberty 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System
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7. Education 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryEducation
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8. Welfare and the Welfare State 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System
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9. Inflation and the Business Cycle: The Collapse of the Keynesian Paradigm 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Business CyclesPolitical TheoryBooms and Busts
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11. The Public Sector, II: Streets and Roads 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System
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12. The Public Sector, III: Police, Law, and the Courts 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System
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13. Conservation, Ecology, and Growth 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Political TheoryLegal System
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14. War and Foreign Policy 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal SystemWar and Foreign Policy
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15. A Strategy for Liberty 2006
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto , as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical Theory
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 15 of these 16 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for For a New Liberty, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is For a New Liberty free to listen to?
- Yes. All 16 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is For a New Liberty?
- 16 recordings, 15.6 hours in total.
- When was For a New Liberty recorded?
- 2006, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of For a New Liberty?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 125,863 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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