Individual Lectures

The Case Against Neo-Protectionism 2003

Sudha R. Shenoy · 58:23 · 6.7 MB · Recorded 18 November 2003

Presented at the Mises Institute on 18 November 2003. Includes a Question and Answer session.

Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismMonopoly and CompetitionBig Government

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Roosevelt's WWII Policies of Unconditional Surrender and the Morgenthau Plan 2003

John V. Denson · 1:12:42 · 8.3 MB · Recorded 17 June 2003

Presented at the Mises Institute on June 17, 2003.

EducationWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

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The U.N. Charter and International Law 2003

Joseph R. Stromberg · 42:14 · 9.7 MB · Recorded 2003

Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on February 28, 2003.

Legal SystemWorld History

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Deflation and Liberty

Jörg Guido Hülsmann · 47:31 · 8.2 MB

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Austrian Theories of Interest 2003

Robert P. Murphy · 48:00 · 5.5 MB · Recorded 2003

Robert Murphy explains the process of setting interest rates in a free economy. Recorded on 25 June 2003.

Austrian Economics OverviewCapital and Interest Theory

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Military Decadence in Ancient Rome 2003

Daniel McCarthy · 50:07 · 34.4 MB · Recorded 17 July 2003

Presented at the Mises Institute; July 17, 2003.

War and Foreign PolicyWorld History

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Ludwig von Mises as a Laissez-faire Radical: The Quest for the Historical Mises 2004

Murray N. Rothbard · 4:07 · 1.2 MB · Recorded 15 April 2004

From the Libertarian Heritage Series, sponsored by the Center for Libertarian Studies. Recorded on October 16, 1981.

Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryBiographiesWorld History

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Contributions of James Mill: Leader of the Philisophical Radical Movement 1990

Murray N. Rothbard · 54:17 · 12.4 MB · Recorded 9 February 1990

Presented to the Austrian Economics Colloquium on 9 February 1990.

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryBiographies

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Chicago Economics v. Austrian Economics 2004

Murray N. Rothbard · 42:50 · 12.3 MB · Recorded 21 April 2004

Recorded in 1971.

Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyWorld History

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Block-Epstein Debate 2004

Walter Block · 1:04:44 · 11.1 MB · Recorded 14 May 2004

Is the state’s power of eminent domain necessary in a free society? Walter Block and Richard Epstein debate the topic. Recorded at the University of Chicago Law School on 10 May 2004.

Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyBig GovernmentFree Markets

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Rothbard on the Warfare State 2004

Joseph R. Stromberg · 55:25 · 12.7 MB · Recorded 31 May 2004

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Summer Seminar Series in Auburn, Alabama, on 31 May 2004.

Austrian Economics OverviewWar and Foreign Policy

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States, Sovereignty, and History 2004

Joseph R. Stromberg · 54:58 · 12.6 MB · Recorded 3 June 2004

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Summer Seminar Series in Auburn, Alabama, on 31 May 2004.

Political TheoryU.S. HistoryWorld History

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Inflation During the Civil War 2004

Mark Thornton · 1:05:32 · 15.0 MB · Recorded 23 June 2004

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Austrian Workshop seminar series on 22 June 2004 in Auburn, Alabama.

Business CyclesMoney and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

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Apoplithorismosphobia 2004

Mark Thornton · 52:09 · Q&A 13 min · 11.9 MB · Recorded 30 June 2004

Mark Thornton discusses the irrational fear of deflation at this Austrian Workshop seminar. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 June 2004.

Money and BankingMoney and Banks

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Murray Rothbard's View on Taxation 2004

Joseph R. Stromberg · 57:33 · 13.2 MB · Recorded 30 July 2004

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Austrian Workshop series in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2004.

Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryBiographiesLegal System

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A Critique of the Invasion of Iraq 2004

Robert P. Murphy · 1:03:40 · Q&A 19 min · 14.6 MB · Recorded 15 December 2004

Delivered to the Hillsdale Liberals, Hillsdale College, on 31 August 2004.

Political TheoryLegal SystemWar and Foreign Policy

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On the Need to Raise Taxes in Alabama 2005

Mark Thornton · 1:02:20 · Q&A 26 min · 14.3 MB · Recorded 18 January 2005

Presented as part of the Brown Bag Seminar series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 13 January 2005.

Political TheoryTaxes and Spending

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What the Government Doesn't Want You to Know About Tobacco 2005

Richard Ault · 1:00:49 · 13.9 MB · Recorded 21 January 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 20 January 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Big GovernmentTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

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A Snapshot of Croatia in Transition 2005

Henry Thornton · 57:26 · 13.1 MB · Recorded 28 January 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on January 27, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryGlobal EconomyWorld History

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The Mises and Hayek Critiques of Modern Political State 1997

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn · 1:04:02 · 14.7 MB · Recorded 1997

Presented as part of the Austrian Workshop seminar series. Recorded at Pebble Hill (Auburn, Alabama) on 17 November 1997.

Political TheoryBiographies

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Trapped in Fiscal Fantasy: The Alabama State Government Budget 2005

Matthew Givens · 57:46 · 13.2 MB · Recorded 4 February 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on February 3, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryMoney and BanksTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

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Hard Drugs for Little Kids? 2005

Mark Thornton · 44:00 · 10.1 MB · Recorded 4 February 2005

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; Auburn, Alabama, on 3 February 2005.

InterventionismHealth

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Introduction to Anarchy 2005

Robert P. Murphy · 1:00:04 · Q&A 27 min · 10.3 MB · Recorded 10 February 2005

Presented to Dr. Brad Birzer's seminar on "American Order and Disorder," Hillsdale College, on 9 February 2005.

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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How High Can the Price of Gold Go? 2005

Mark Thornton · 1:01:21 · 14.0 MB · Recorded 11 February 2005

Part of the Brown Bag Seminar series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 10 February 2005.

Austrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingFinancial MarketsMoney and Banks

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How I Won in the Election 2005

John Sophocleus · 1:00:15 · Q&A 18 min · 13.8 MB · Recorded 25 February 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on February 24, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Biographies

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Sovereignty, International Law, and the Triumph of Anglo-American Cunning 2005

Joseph R. Stromberg · 58:16 · Q&A 16 min · 13.3 MB · Recorded 4 March 2005

Presented as part of the Brown Bag Seminar series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 3 March 2005.

Political TheoryPraxeologyLegal System

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The Authoritarian Personality: Myth or Mistheorization? 2005

Mark Sunwall · 1:07:45 · 15.5 MB · Recorded 1 April 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on March 31, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryBiographiesWar and Foreign Policy

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On the Ethics of Paying Organ Donors: An Economics Perspective 2005

David Kaserman · 59:25 · Q&A 19 min · 13.6 MB · Recorded 22 April 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on April 21, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryHealthLegal SystemMoney and Banks

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Roundheads, Whigs, and Decivilization: A Hoppean Analysis of Stuart England 2005

Jason Jewell · 45:01 · Q&A 6 min · 10.3 MB · Recorded 29 April 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on April 28, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryBiographies

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Democracy: How the Game Has Been Stacked Against You 2005

Richard Ault · 56:26 · 12.9 MB · Recorded 6 May 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on May 5, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryBig GovernmentLegal System

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Voting for Victory? An Analysis of Confederate Trade Legislation 2005

Mark Thornton · 1:16:02 · Q&A 38 min · 17.4 MB · Recorded 9 May 2005

Presented at the San Jose State Workshop in Applied Political Economy; 2 May 2005.

InterventionismPolitical TheoryU.S. History

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The Ecological Benefits of Smart Growth: Where is the Science? 2005

David N. Laband · 42:08 · 9.6 MB · Recorded 13 May 2005

Presented as part of the Brown Bag Seminar Series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 12 May 2005.

Political TheoryLegal System

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The Issue of Tariffs: How U.S. Revenue Collection Was Turned Inside-Out 2005

John Sophocleus · 58:27 · 13.4 MB · Recorded 20 May 2005

We went from tariffs being the major source of federal government revenue to what we have today under the income tax and payroll taxes.

Political TheoryLegal SystemTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

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How Small-Scale Entrepreneurs Can Compete in (Heavy Industries) Markets Dominated by International Giants 2005

Robert E. Perry · 59:28 · Q&A 16 min · 13.6 MB · Recorded 27 May 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on May 26, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

EntrepreneurshipMonopoly and CompetitionThe Entrepreneur

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The Austrian Theory of Subjective Value: A Philosopher's View 2005

Tibor R. Machan · 44:44 · Q&A 24 min · 71.0 MB · Recorded 16 June 2005

Recorded at the Mises Institute on 15 June 2005.

Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheorySubjectivismValue and Exchange

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Robert Nisbet and the Conservative Intellectual Tradition 2005

Alan Stone · 1:01:44 · Q&A 17 min · 54.7 MB · Recorded 30 June 2005

Delivered as part of the Mises Institute's Summer Seminar Series.

BiographiesWorld History

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Austrian Economics and Third World Development 2005

Scott Beaulier · 57:43 · Q&A 19 min · 13.2 MB · Recorded 7 July 2005

Recorded at the Mises Institute on July 6, 2005.

Austrian Economics OverviewGlobal Economy

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Anarchy and Economies of Scale 2005

Robert P. Murphy · 59:42 · Q&A 11 min · 13.7 MB · Recorded 14 July 2005

Presented at the Mises Institute on 13 July 2005. The PowerPoint presentation accompanying this lecture is available for download (in PPT).

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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Thymology and the Struggle for Anthrocentrism in the Social Sciences 2005

Mark Sunwall · 54:29 · 12.5 MB · Recorded 28 July 2005

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Summer Seminar Series on July 27, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

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Six Months that Changed the World 2005

John V. Denson · 1:08:21 · Q&A 5 min · 15.6 MB · Recorded 28 July 2005

John V. Denson discusses the world-changing events that happened between January and June 1919: disastrous decisions that resulted in creating a platform for Hitler to rise in Germany, the Second World War, and beyond.

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

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An Introduction to Libertarianism 2005

Mark Thornton · 38:07 · 8.7 MB · Recorded 19 January 2005

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; Auburn, Alabama, on 19 January 2005.

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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The Current State of World Affairs 1989

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:22:08 · Q&A 37 min · 147 MB · Recorded 1989

We are living through a revolutionary moment, seeing the collapse of socialism at the end of the Twentieth Century.  Socialism lost its moral legitimacy. The force of modern technology required markets.

Political TheoryU.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryWorld History

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A World Without Theft 2006

Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 39:52 · 9.1 MB · Recorded 16 May 2006

Presented at the Mises Circle in Southern California on 6 May 2006 in Costa Mesa, California.

Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical Theory

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New Books You Can't Miss 2006

David Gordon · 21:07 · 4.8 MB · Recorded 16 May 2006

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, on 6 May 2006.

Austrian Economics OverviewFree MarketsMedia and Culture

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Free Speech and Dissent During Wartime 2006

John V. Denson · 46:21 · Q&A 7 min · 49.6 MB · Recorded 7 June 2006

Special lecture presented at the Mises Institute on 6 June 2006.

InterventionismBig GovernmentU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

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Narveson's Theory of Ethics 2006

David Gordon · 1:00:33 · 13.9 MB · Recorded 28 June 2006

Special lecture presented at the Mises Institute, 27 June 2006

Philosophy and Methodology

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Narveson's Theory of Ethics (video) 2006

David Gordon · 1:01:28 · 78.6 MB · Recorded 27 June 2006

Read the transcript 7,165 words

Nozick's Argument for the Minimal State 2006

David Gordon · 1:02:57 · 14.4 MB · Recorded 30 June 2006

Special lecture presented at the Mises Institute on 29 June 2006.

Philosophy and Methodology

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Nozick's Argument for the Minimal State (video) 2006

David Gordon · 1:02:58 · 77.5 MB · Recorded 29 June 2006

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The Anarchist Society vs. the Military State: The Insignificance of the Free Rider 2006

Vedran Vuk · 25:46 · 5.9 MB · Recorded 18 July 2006

Delivered at the Mises Institute on July 6, 2006.

Political TheoryBig GovernmentFree MarketsThe Police StateU.S. History

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Environmental Problems, Libertarian Solutions 1990

Walter Block · 54:21 · Q&A 10 min · 75.6 MB · Recorded 1990

Recorded at the 1990 ISIL World Libertarian Convention.

The EnvironmentFree Markets

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Ecology and Economics 1989

Walter Block · 1:18:32 · 113 MB · Recorded 29 October 1989

Presented to the Freedom Party of Ontario on 29 October 1989.

The EnvironmentFree Markets

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Environmental Problems: Free Market Solutions 1991

Walter Block · 48:19 · 62.6 MB · Recorded 4 September 1991

Presented at the "Challenges and Choices for a Better World: Energy, Economics, and the Environment" conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 8 September 1991.

Read the transcript 7,479 words

Free Market Environmentalism Is Not An Oxymoron 2001

Walter Block · 27:12 · 43.1 MB · Recorded 19 March 2001

Presented at the Grove City College "Free Markets and the Environment" seminar on 19 March 2001.

The EnvironmentFree Markets

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Business Ethics and the Environment 1991

Walter Block · 36:31 · 44.0 MB · Recorded 2 April 1991

Presented at "The Economy and the Environment" seminar, hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga on 2 April 1991.

The EnvironmentFree Markets

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The Economics and Ethics of Discrimination 1995

Walter Block · 59:06 · 89.0 MB · Recorded 3 March 1995

Presented at the Smith Center at California State University-Hayward in March 1995.

InterventionismPhilosophy and MethodologyFree Markets

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Free Trade 1995

Walter Block · 1:16:51 · 106 MB · Recorded March 1995

Recorded in March 1995.

Free Markets

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The Role of Freedom in Economic Well Being: A Look at Evidence 2003

Walter Block · 56:56 · 42.8 MB · Recorded 25 September 2003

Recorded at San Jose State University on 25 September 2003.

Free Markets

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Man, Economy and Liberty 2006

Murray N. Rothbard · 28:46 · 43.0 MB · Recorded 12 December 2006

Rothbard comments and responds to the speakers and papers presented at the "Man, Economy and Liberty" colloquium hosted by the Mises Institute. Recorded on 1 March 1986.

Austrian Economics Overview

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Luxury Condos? The Housing Bubble Comes to Auburn 2007

Mark Thornton · 35:49 · 8.2 MB · Recorded 16 February 2007

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; Auburn, Alabama, on 17 February 2007.

Booms and BustsFinancial Markets

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2007 Mises Entrepreneurship Award 2007

Mises Institute · 34:55 · 36.2 MB · Recorded 3 March 2007

Presented to Mr. Robert L. Luddy, Founder and President of Captive-Aire Systems, Inc., on 2 March 2007. Includes remarks by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Mark Thornton, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., and Mr. Luddy. The Mises Entrepreneurship Award is given annually to the businessperson exhibiting entrepreneurial success and devotion to the free-market ideal.

BiographiesThe Entrepreneur

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A No-Nonsense Look at U.S. Energy Policy 2007

Mark Thornton · 18:08 · 4.1 MB · Recorded 10 May 2007

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Forest Owners' Association: "Energy: Fossil and Bio-Business, Technical, and Economic Considerations"; 4 May 2007.

InterventionismPolitical TheoryBig Government

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Predicting Booms and Busts 2007

Mark Thornton · 56:53 · Q&A 6 min · 13.0 MB · Recorded 6 November 2007

The Hans Sennholz Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Austrian Student Scholars Conference hosted by Grove City College; 2 November 2007.

Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesBooms and BustsFinancial Markets

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On Milton Friedman 1970

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:13:22 · Q&A 12 min · 21.0 MB · Recorded 21 April 1970

Recorded 21 April 1970. Includes an introduction by Percy Greaves and a question and answer period. Special thanks to Bettina Bien Greaves for making this important recording available.

Other Schools of ThoughtBiographies

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Property Taxes and Education in Alabama 2007

Mark Thornton · 26:55 · 6.2 MB · Recorded 18 January 2007

Delivered to the Forestry Leadership Program at Auburn University; Auburn, Alabama, on 17 January 2007.

Political TheoryPrivate PropertyEducationTaxes and Spending

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A Libertarian Analysis of Law 2008

Walter Block · 1:03:26 · Q&A 30 min · 14.5 MB · Recorded 19 January 2008

Delivered at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, on 9 January 2008. Sponsored by the Cumberland Libertarian Society and the Cordell Hull Speaker's Forum.

Political TheoryLegal System

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The "Roy Cohn" Speech 2008

George Reisman · 4:16 · 1.7 MB · Recorded 1 April 2008

This speech was written by Murray N. Rothbard, and delivered in the 1950s at a Roy Cohn event at which Joe McCarthy was present.

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Senior Economics Seminar 2008

Mark Thornton · 1:11:16 · Q&A 15 min · 16.3 MB · Recorded 2 April 2008

An overview of Austrian Economics presented at West Georgia College on 27 March 2008. Includes a Question and Answer period.

Austrian Economics Overview

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The Income Tax is Un-American 2008

Mark Thornton · 58:59 · 13.5 MB · Recorded 15 April 2008

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; Auburn, Alabama, on 14 April 2008.

Big GovernmentTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

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Update on the Housing Bubble: How Bailouts Cause Depressions 2008

Mark Thornton · 33:56 · 11.6 MB · Recorded 15 October 2008

Presented to the Auburn University Economics Club, Auburn, Alabama, on 14 October 2008.

Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesInterventionismBooms and BustsCorporate Welfare

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What is Exploitation? Who Exploits Whom? 2008

Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:23:18 · Q&A 20 min · 19.1 MB · Recorded 4 November 2008

Delivered to the Oxford Libertarian Society, Balliol College, on 23 October 2008.

Political Theory

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The Fall of Communism and the Rise of 21st Century Socialism 2008

Yuri N. Maltsev · 49:34 · 11.3 MB · Recorded 1 December 2008

Presented at the 2008 Economics and Government Seminar at the University of Waterloo, sponsored by the Institute for Liberal Studies. Recorded on 27 November 2008.

Other Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryFree MarketsWorld History

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Reflections on Mises and Rothbard 1995

George Koether · 52:35 · 18.1 MB · Recorded 9 March 1995

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on March 9, 1995 in Auburn, Alabama.

Biographies

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The Truly Unintended Effects of the Fed 2009

John Thompson · 45:49 · Q&A 23 min · 10.5 MB · Recorded 7 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on April 23, 1997 in Auburn, Alabama.

Money and BankingThe FedMoney and Banks

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John C. Calhoun on Free Trade 1995

Clyde Wilson · 59:40 · 13.7 MB · Recorded 17 January 1995

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on January 17, 1995 in Auburn, Alabama.

Free MarketsGlobal Economy

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David Hume on Colonial Secession 1995

Donald W. Livingston · 1:02:01 · 14.2 MB · Recorded 10 May 1995

Presented as part of the Brown Bag Seminar Series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 10 May 1995. [1:02:00]

Political Theory

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Where Modern Economics Went Wrong 2009

Mark Skousen · 54:35 · Q&A 17 min · 12.5 MB · Recorded 10 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series; Auburn, Alabama, on 25 September 1996.

Other Schools of Thought

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Retirement and Social Security: The Case for Abolition 2009

Dale Steinreich · 49:57 · 11.5 MB · Recorded 10 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on October 16, 1996 in Auburn, Alabama.

Taxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

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Not Guilty as Charged: The Foolish Attempt to Blame the Free Market for the Economic Collapse 2009

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 55:56 · 12.8 MB · Recorded 10 February 2009

Presented at Penn State University on 4 February 2009. Sponsored by the PSU College Libertarians and the Department of Economics.

Austrian Economics OverviewFree Markets

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How Wars Endanger American Freedom 1995

John V. Denson · 58:59 · 13.5 MB · Recorded 15 February 1995

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on February 15, 1995 in Auburn, Alabama.

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

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Cycles, Business and Otherwise, in the Austrian World View 2009

William Marina · 54:35 · Q&A 12 min · 12.5 MB · Recorded 12 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on May 21, 1997 in Auburn, Alabama.

Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesBooms and Busts

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Do the Arts Need Government to Thrive? 2009

Shawn Ritenour · 31:26 · 7.2 MB · Recorded 12 February 2009

Presented at the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series. Recorded on 10 January 1996.

InterventionismBig GovernmentMedia and Culture

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Herbert Davenport: American Austrian 2009

Keith Reutter · 47:34 · Q&A 22 min · 10.9 MB · Recorded 12 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on May 31, 1995 in Auburn, Alabama.

Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies

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Culture and Morality 2009

William Murchison · 52:02 · Q&A 19 min · 11.9 MB · Recorded 12 February 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on May 2, 1995. in Auburn, Alabama.

Media and Culture

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J. G. Machen: Calvinist, Revolutionary, Hero 2009

Shawn Ritenour · 51:13 · 11.7 MB · Recorded 12 February 2009

Recorded at the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 6 November 1996.

BiographiesMedia and Culture

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Review of North: 'Millenialism and the Progressive Movement' 2009

Shawn Ritenour · 44:20 · 10.2 MB · Recorded 13 February 2009

Shawn Ritenour reviews Gary North's article, "Millenialism and the Progressive Movement," Journal of Libertarian Studies 12, No. 1 (1996): 121–142 [PDF]. Presented at the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 14 October 1996.

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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The Case for Sound Money 2009

Fob James · 1:18:13 · Q&A 59 min · 17.9 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on November 20, 1996 in Auburn, Alabama.

Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks

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Judicial Welfare: The Case of School Funding 2009

John A. Hay · 56:10 · 12.9 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on April 5th, 1995 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryEducationTaxes and Spending

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Johan Dewitt: Proto-Public Choice Theorist? 2009

Luis Dopico · 53:09 · Q&A 9 min · 12.2 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 8 May 1996 in Auburn, Alabama.

Free Markets

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How PACs Control the Politicians 2009

Peter T. Calcagno · 51:06 · 11.7 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Recorded at the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 9 October 1996.

InterventionismPolitical TheoryBig Government

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How Free Should Banking Be? An International Comparison 2009

James R. Barth · 1:00:09 · 13.8 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on April 15, 1997 in Auburn, Alabama.

Money and BankingFree MarketsMoney and Banks

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Please, Sir, May I Work More Hours? 2009

William L. Anderson · 54:19 · 12.5 MB · Recorded 28 May 2009

Presented at the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on 30 October 1996.

InterventionismFree Markets

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The Privatization of Roads and Highways 2009

Walter Block · 1:37:03 · Q&A 31 min · 97.9 MB · Recorded 10 June 2009

A panel discussion with Walter Block, sponsored by the Federalist Society at University of Tennessee College of Law on 26 January 2009.

Private PropertyBig Government

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Meltdown 2009

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 1:04:04 · 86.6 MB · Recorded 15 June 2009

Tom Woods discusses his blockbuster book Meltdown. He covers the problem of housing subsidies, of low interest loans, of the absurdities of the boom times, and how it was inevitable that they would come to an end. He puts the fault right where it belongs: with the government and the central bank. Recorded on 3 April 2009.

Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryBooms and BustsMoney and BanksWar and Foreign Policy

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Can The Monetary System Regulate Itself? 2009

Lawrence H. White · 51:15 · 46.3 MB · Recorded 2 July 2009

Presented at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, on 9 March 2009. This audio is made available by Art Carden.

Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers 2009

Brion McClanahan · 39:54 · Q&A 15 min · 9.2 MB · Recorded 7 July 2009

Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Brown Bag Seminar series on January 27, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.

Political TheoryU.S. History

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Regulation 1992

Murray N. Rothbard · 49:36 · Q&A 23 min · 11.4 MB · Recorded 1992

Recorded in October 1992 at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. Includes a Question and Answer period.

InterventionismBig Government

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Libertarianism 1989

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:20:02 · Q&A 18 min · 149 MB · Recorded 1989

Presented at the Michigan Libertarian Party Convention, held in Southfield, Michigan, in May 1989. This selection also includes a question and answer period. Special thanks to Bob Roddis for making this video available.

Political Theory

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Economic Freedom 2009

Robert A. Lawson · 1:09:49 · Q&A 15 min · 16.0 MB · Recorded 25 September 2009

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; September 21, 2009.

Political TheoryFree Markets

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The Evils of Intellectual Property 2009

Jeffrey A. Tucker · 1:06:27 · Q&A 22 min · 15.2 MB · Recorded 19 November 2009

Presented to the Auburn University Libertarians; Auburn, Alabama, on 18 November 2009.

Political TheoryLegal SystemMedia and Culture

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The Meaning of Ludwig von Mises 1985

Murray N. Rothbard · 55:47 · 12.9 MB · Recorded 27 July 1985

Recorded on 27 July 1975.

Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies

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The Polish Disease 1981

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:33:35 · Q&A 46 min · 32.2 MB · Recorded 31 January 1981

Recorded on 31 January 1981 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Special thanks to Robert Romero for creating and sharing this important audio recording. This recording includes a lengthy question and answer period.

Austrian Economics OverviewWorld History

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Skyscrapers and Business Cycles 2010

Mark Thornton · 1:10:24 · Q&A 23 min · 16.2 MB · Recorded 5 March 2010

This lecture was presented remotely from the Mises Institute to Dr. Michael Eisenstein's Finance class at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, on 4 March 2010. This recording includes a Question and Answer period.

Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesBooms and BustsFinancial Markets

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Skyscrapers and Business Cycles, or How You Can Predict the Next Economic Crisis 2010

Mark Thornton · 1:04:31 · Q&A 29 min · 18.6 MB · Recorded 26 March 2010

Presented to the Auburn University Economics Club; Auburn, Alabama, on 25 March 2010. Includes a Question and Answer period.

Business CyclesInterventionismBooms and BustsFinancial Markets

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From Electrical Engineering to Macroeconomics 2011

Roger W. Garrison · 31:56 · 11.1 MB · Recorded 15 June 2011

Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 14 June 2011. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.

Biographies

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Mises for the Masses: Publishing in the Austro-Libertarian Tradition 2011

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 30:30 · 10.6 MB · Recorded 17 June 2011

Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 16 June 2011; Auburn, Alabama. [30:29]

Media and Culture

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The Why and How of 'Human Action' 2011

Bettina Bien Greaves · 35:42 · 12.4 MB · Recorded 18 June 2011

Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 17 June 2011, at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.

Austrian Economics Overview

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Interest Rates and Employment 2011

Doug French · 19:15 · 301 MB · Recorded 24 June 2011

Delivered at the Mises Institute on 24 June 2011.

Capital and Interest TheoryMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

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Austrian Economics versus Mainstream Economics 2011

Mark Thornton · 21:05 · 331 MB · Recorded 24 June 2011

Delivered at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 June 2011.

Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of Thought

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Innovations in Technology 2011

Jeffrey A. Tucker · 30:01 · 464 MB · Recorded 24 June 2011

Delivered at the Mises Institute on 24 June 2011.

Free MarketsMedia and Culture

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Prohibition Through the Eyes of Homer Simpson 2011

Mark Thornton · 55:05 · Q&A 4 min · 326 MB · Recorded 15 September 2011

Presented to the Young Americans for Liberty. Hosted at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 13 September 2011.

InterventionismHealthMedia and Culture

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Libertarianism 1972

Walter Block · 42:11 · Q&A 10 min · 19.4 MB · Recorded 8 May 1972

Presented at Baruch College (Manhattan, New York) on 8 May 1972.

Political Theory

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Zoning and the Free Market 1981

Walter Block · 1:30:57 · 41.7 MB · Recorded 29 January 1981

In this 90-minute 1981 lecture, Walter Block discusses the importance of allowing private markets — and not government planners — to decide how land and housing is used by those who buy, sell, and rent it.

InterventionismPrivate PropertyFree Markets

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The Value of Money 2012

Robert P. Murphy · 1:25:36 · 29.5 MB · Recorded 1 March 2012

This lecture was presented on 22 February 2012 as part of the the Mises Academy course Econ400: Mises on Money and Banking. PPT

Money and BankingValue and ExchangeMoney and Banks

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Rhett Butler, Ron Paul, and the Election of 2012 2012

Mark Thornton · 31:35 · 14.6 MB · Recorded 7 March 2012

Presented to the Auburn University Economics Club; Auburn, Alabama, on 6 March 2012.

InterventionismPolitical TheoryBig GovernmentU.S. EconomyU.S. History

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Free Enterprise or Decline? The Future of Latin America 1985

J. William Middendorf · 59:21 · 27.2 MB · Recorded 1985

Presented in 1985 as a part of the Mises Institute's "Washington Seminar Series" in Washington DC. Includes an introduction by Stephen Morrell. [59:20]

Free MarketsGlobal Economy

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What is Money? 2012

Malavika Nair · 18:06 · 8.4 MB · Recorded 21 June 2012

In this 18-minute talk, Malavika Nair presents the basics on what money is, its origins, and why it is so central to a modern economy.

Money and Banks

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The Life of Ludwig von Mises 2012

Daniel J. Sanchez · 21:02 · 9.7 MB · Recorded 21 June 2012

Delivered at the Mises Institute on 21 June 2012.

History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies

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The Austrian Solution 2012

Mark Thornton · 17:11 · 8.0 MB · Recorded 21 June 2012

Delivered at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 June 2012.

Austrian Economics Overview

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The Great Deformation 2013

David Stockman · 58:04 · 27.6 MB · Recorded 23 May 2013

The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in AmericaStockman makes clear that the facile left-right distinction of US politics obscures a deeper crisis of capitalism that spans the breadth of the American economic and political landscape

Big GovernmentBooms and BustsFinancial MarketsFree MarketsU.S. Economy

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2013 Entrepreneurship Award 2013

Mises Institute · 15.4 MB · Recorded 6 June 2013

Presented to Mr. Henry Getz. Includes remarks by Peter Klein and Lew Rockwell. Recorded at the Mises Institute on 5 June 2013.

BiographiesThe Entrepreneur

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