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Lecture series · recorded 2010

The Delusion of Good Government

The Delusion of Good Government is a free lecture series (5 recordings, 2.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 5 speakers.

The failures of government planning and the other path called free enterprise. 18 September 2010. Colorado Springs, CO.

Big GovernmentWar and Foreign PolicyGlobal EconomyWorld History

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  1. 01

    The Trouble With Democracy: Maslow Meets Hoppe 2010

    Doug French · 21:59 · 140 MB · Recorded 30 September 2010

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 18 September 2010. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Economics Club.

    Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

    Read the transcript 2,526 words

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  2. 02

    Limits of Limited Government Mercantilism, the Unvanquished Foe of Liberty 2010

    John P. Cochran · 29:32 · 153 MB · Recorded 30 September 2010

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 18 September 2010. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Economics Club. The handout from the presentation is available below in PDF format.

    InterventionismOther Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryBig Government

    Read the transcript 3,464 words

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  3. 03

    How Government is Unraveling Civilization by Force

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 34:40 · 191 MB

    Read the transcript 5,461 words

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  4. 04

    Traveling Down the Road to Serfdom: History of Socialism from Marx to Obama 2010

    Yuri N. Maltsev · 31:33 · 185 MB · Recorded 30 September 2010

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 18 September 2010. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Economics Club.

    Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryGlobal EconomyWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,114 words

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  5. 05

    Our Wise Overlords Are Just Here to Serve Us 2010

    Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 49:44 · 314 MB · Recorded 30 September 2010

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 18 September 2010. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Economics Club.

    Political TheoryBig Government

    Read the transcript 8,684 words

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Doug French, Jeffrey A. Tucker, John P. Cochran, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Yuri N. Maltsev.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 4 of these 5 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Delusion of Good Government, checked 2026-09-27.

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Is The Delusion of Good Government free to listen to?
Yes. All 5 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is The Delusion of Good Government?
5 recordings, 2.8 hours in total.
Who lectures in The Delusion of Good Government?
Doug French, Jeffrey A. Tucker, John P. Cochran, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., and 1 others.
When was The Delusion of Good Government recorded?
2010, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of The Delusion of Good Government?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 24,249 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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