Lecture series · recorded 2009
Our Enemy, Inflation
Our Enemy, Inflation is a free lecture series (6 recordings, 2.5 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 6 speakers.
How many times has Washington proclaimed that inflation has been conquered, only to have it return when and where we least expect it? Inflation remains today the great enemy of individual economic planning. 24 January 2009, Houston, TX.
Money and BanksBooms and BustsFinancial MarketsBig GovernmentThe FedWar and Foreign PolicyU.S. EconomyU.S. History
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5 of 6 lectures mirrored; the rest are still syncing.
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Monetary Lessons from America's Past 2009
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis; Saturday, 24 January 2009.
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Skyscrapers and Business Cycles 2009
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis; Saturday, 24 January 2009.
Business CyclesBooms and BustsFinancial MarketsMoney and Banks
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Death Fuel 2009
Robert Higgs, author of Depression, War, and Cold War, explains the economics of inflation in light of historical experience. In particular, he explains the relationship between inflation and war. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis; Saturday, 24 January 2009.
Big GovernmentThe FedWar and Foreign Policy
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End the Fed 2009
"We need to get the government out of our lives, out of our bedrooms, out of our walls, off our back, and out of foreign countries. And, in the meantime, get rid of the Federal Reserve."Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis; Saturday, 24 January 2009.
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The Gold Dollar 2009
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis; Saturday, 24 January 2009.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingValue and ExchangeMoney and Banks
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Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mark Thornton, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Walter Block.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 5 of these 6 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Our Enemy, Inflation, checked 2026-09-28.
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- Is Our Enemy, Inflation free to listen to?
- Yes. All 5 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Our Enemy, Inflation?
- 6 recordings, 2.5 hours in total.
- Who lectures in Our Enemy, Inflation?
- Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mark Thornton, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, and 2 others.
- When was Our Enemy, Inflation recorded?
- 2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of Our Enemy, Inflation?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 21,102 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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