Lecture series · recorded 1994–2004
The Costs of War
The Costs of War is a free lecture series (20 recordings, 11.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 20 speakers.
Speakers take a full look at the costs of war on individuals, society, freedom, and history. May 1994, Atlanta, Georgia.
Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryThe FedMoney and BanksBig GovernmentCorporate WelfareBiographiesLegal System
Cover painting: Sir Edward Grey watches the lamps being lit over St James's Park, London, 3 August 1914. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Anti-Interventionism in American Literature 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
InterventionismMedia and CultureWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,332 words
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War and the Money Machine 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
The FedMoney and BanksWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,054 words
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Did the South Have to Fight? 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,506 words
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Rethinking Churchill 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
BiographiesWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History
Read the transcript 4,913 words
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War vs. American Freedom
Read the transcript 4,196 words
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Two Just Wars: 1776 and 1861 1994
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 8,629 words
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Anti-interventionism in American Politics 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994. (30:23)
InterventionismPolitical TheoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 3,767 words
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Rethinking Lincoln 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
BiographiesU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 3,711 words
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The Culture War 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Media and CultureWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 3,246 words
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Modern Democracy and War 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History
Read the transcript 3,926 words
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The Old Breed and the Costs of War 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Media and CultureWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 5,218 words
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War, Reconstruction and the End of the Old Republic 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,195 words
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World War I as the End of Civilization 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History
Read the transcript 4,379 words
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War and the Leviathan State 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
InterventionismPolitical TheoryBig GovernmentWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,634 words
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Military as Engine of Social Change 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryMedia and CultureWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,887 words
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Right to Bear Arms 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryLegal SystemWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,930 words
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Shakespeare on War and Empire 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Political TheoryMedia and CultureWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 5,196 words
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The Spanish-American War as Trial Run 2004
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,426 words
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29:00 Download MP3
Protectionism, War, and the Southern Tradition 1994
Recorded at the Mises Institute, May 1994.
Big GovernmentCorporate WelfareU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Read the transcript 4,618 words
People in this series
Speakers
Allan Carlson, Bill Kauffman, Eugene B. Sledge, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, John V. Denson, Joseph R. Stromberg, Joseph Sobran, Joseph T. Salerno, Justin Raimondo, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Murray N. Rothbard, Paul Fussell, Paul Gottfried, Ralph Raico, Richard Gamble, Robert Higgs, Samuel Francis, Thomas Fleming, Tom Wilson, Yuri N. Maltsev.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 18 of these 20 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Costs of War, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is The Costs of War free to listen to?
- Yes. All 20 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is The Costs of War?
- 20 recordings, 11.3 hours in total.
- Who lectures in The Costs of War?
- Allan Carlson, Bill Kauffman, Eugene B. Sledge, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and 16 others.
- When was The Costs of War recorded?
- 1994–2004, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of The Costs of War?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 91,426 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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