Lecture series · recorded 2008
Liberty versus Power
Liberty versus Power is a free lecture series (10 recordings, 5.7 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 10 speakers.
The 1998 Supporters Summit, held in Palm Springs, California; 27–28 February 1998.
Free MarketsBig GovernmentBooms and BustsThe FedU.S. EconomyMedia and CultureTaxes and SpendingU.S. History
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The End of Power? 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998. [46:32]
Political TheoryBig GovernmentFree Markets
Read the transcript 7,386 words
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The 'Cultural' Critique of Capitalism 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998. [24:44]
Philosophy and MethodologyProduction TheoryMedia and Culture
Read the transcript 3,958 words
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Why Computer Nerds (and Most Students) Hate the Government 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryBig Government
Read the transcript 4,768 words
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Washington Warp: Why Even Good People in the Beltway Can't Think Straight 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.
Political TheoryBig Government
Read the transcript 5,222 words
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The American Imperium 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998. [52:00]
Austrian Economics Overview
Read the transcript 7,339 words
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Resistance to Taxes: Then and Now 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998. [24:03]
Taxes and SpendingU.S. History
Read the transcript 4,258 words
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The Regulatory Imperium 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998. [31:39]
Capital and Interest TheoryInterventionismBig Government
Read the transcript 4,568 words
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The Library of Liberty, and the Archives of Evil 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.
Political TheoryFree Markets
Read the transcript 3,398 words
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35:00 Download MP3
New Eras, Old Fallacies: The Fed and the Coming Recession 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.
Money and BankingBooms and BustsThe FedU.S. Economy
Read the transcript 5,359 words
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33:34 Download MP3
The Eternal Struggle Between Liberty and Power 2008
1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryBig Government
Read the transcript 3,324 words
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Charles Adams, David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, John V. Denson, Joseph T. Salerno, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Peter G. Klein, Shawn Ritenour, Thomas J. DiLorenzo.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 10 of these 10 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Liberty versus Power, checked 2026-07-23.
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- Is Liberty versus Power free to listen to?
- Yes. All 10 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Liberty versus Power?
- 10 recordings, 5.7 hours in total.
- Who lectures in Liberty versus Power?
- Charles Adams, David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, and 6 others.
- When was Liberty versus Power recorded?
- 2008, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of Liberty versus Power?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 49,580 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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