Lecture series · recorded 2006–2021
Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom
Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom is a free lecture series (15 recordings, 7.4 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 15 speakers.
Imperialism takes many forms, and is driven by many motivations, but its result has this in common with all forms of state interventions: it fails to achieve the overt aims of its proponents and it leaves the subjects touched by it less free. All speakers speak from their personal experiences. 27–28 October 2006, Auburn, AL.
Legal SystemWar and Foreign PolicyGlobal EconomyBiographiesTaxes and SpendingBig GovernmentMedia and CultureFree Markets
Cover painting: Commodore Perry comes ashore between ranks of samurai at Kurihama, Japan, 14 July 1853. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Small States, Global Economy 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Political TheoryGlobal Economy
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Financing the Empire 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Political TheoryLegal SystemTaxes and SpendingWar and Foreign Policy
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What Empire Does to a Culture 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Political TheoryBig GovernmentMedia and Culture
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The International Language of the Austrian School 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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The Case for Free Trade, Not Imperialism 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
InterventionismPolitical TheoryFree MarketsLegal System
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The New Global Marketplace 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Philosophy and MethodologyGlobal Economy
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Taxation, Inflation, and War 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryTaxes and SpendingWar and Foreign Policy
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The Classical Liberal Theory of Empire 2021
In this 33-minute presentation, Ralph Raico examines the history and ideology of imperialism—and why the state loves war and empire so much.
Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryBig Government
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Five Most Common Myths about International Trade 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Value and ExchangeGlobal Economy
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The Anti-Imperialist League and the Battle Against Empire 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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The Confused Literature on Globalization 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Monopoly and CompetitionPhilosophy and Methodology
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The Firm vs. Nationalism 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Austrian Economics OverviewMonopoly and Competition
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Mises in 1919 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies
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How Empires Bamboozle the Bourgeoisie 2006
From the 2006 Supporters Summit: Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, 27-28 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryWar and Foreign Policy
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The Origin and Nature of International Conflict 2006
Includes the presentation of the 2006 Schlarbaum Award For Lifetime Defense of Liberty to Hans-Hermann Hoppe, at the 2006 Supporter's Summit: "Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom," 27 October 2006, Auburn, Alabama.
Political TheoryLegal SystemWar and Foreign Policy
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Speakers
David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Jeffrey M. Herbener, Joseph T. Salerno, Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mark Thornton, Peter G. Klein, Ralph Raico, Robert P. Murphy, Roderick T. Long, Sudha R. Shenoy, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Walter Block.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 15 of these 15 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom free to listen to?
- Yes. All 15 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom?
- 15 recordings, 7.4 hours in total.
- Who lectures in Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom?
- David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Jeffrey M. Herbener, and 11 others.
- When was Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom recorded?
- 2006–2021, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 63,966 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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