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Lecture series · recorded 2008

Great Economic Myths

Great Economic Myths is a free lecture series (3 recordings, 2.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 3 speakers.

Economic myths are perpetuated by the government to keep control over the printing presses. Myths are not reality and rarely survive the light of truth. 18 February 2008, Houston, TX.

Big GovernmentLegal SystemWar and Foreign PolicyFree MarketsTaxes and Spending

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  1. 01

    Roads, Education, and Waterways: The Case Against Public Services 2008

    Walter Block · 54:14 · 12.4 MB · Recorded 9 February 2008

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston: "Great Economic Myths," Saturday, 26 January 2008; Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis. [54:13]

    Monopoly and CompetitionBig GovernmentFree MarketsTaxes and Spending

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  2. 02

    The Myth of War Prosperity 2008

    Robert Higgs · 48:31 · 11.1 MB · Recorded 11 February 2008

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston: "Great Economic Myths," Saturday 26 January 2008; Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis.

    Big GovernmentWar and Foreign Policy

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  3. 03

    Government as Window Breaker: Hazlitt's Lesson Reapplied 2008

    Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. · 23:02 · 5.3 MB · Recorded 26 January 2008

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Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Robert Higgs, Walter Block.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 3 of these 3 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Great Economic Myths, checked 2026-09-28.

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Is Great Economic Myths free to listen to?
Yes. All 3 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Great Economic Myths?
3 recordings, 2.1 hours in total.
Who lectures in Great Economic Myths?
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Robert Higgs, and Walter Block.
When was Great Economic Myths recorded?
2008, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Great Economic Myths?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 18,246 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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