Lecture series · recorded 2005
The Economics of Fascism
The Economics of Fascism is a free lecture series (19 recordings, 9.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 19 speakers.
It is assumed that the economy must be managed by the either the right or the left: socialism or fascism is our choice. Both choices come at the expense of liberty. 7-8 October 2005, Auburn, Alabama.
Global EconomyWorld HistoryFinancial MarketsMoney and BanksBig GovernmentU.S. HistoryCorporate WelfareFree Markets
Cover painting: King Victor Emmanuel III and Mussolini review the Blackshirts from the Quirinal, Rome, 1 November 1922. See every painting in the art gallery.
18 of 19 lectures mirrored; the rest are still syncing.
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Katrina and Socialist Central Planning 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [31:58]
Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryProduction TheoryBig GovernmentU.S. History
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Mises in New York 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [36:16]
History of the Austrian School of Economics
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The Austrians on Fascism: Hayek, Mises, and Roepke 2005
The Austrians on Fascism: Hayek, Mises, and Roepke David Gordon The Economics of Fascism
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Thoughts on Fascism 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [31:55]
Other Schools of Thought
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Quasi-Corporatism: America's Home-grown Fascism 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [23:18]
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Fascism, Anti-Fascism, and the Welfare State 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [28:30]
Other Schools of ThoughtBig Government
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The New Vampire Economy: Banks and the Socialization of Investment 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [31:27]
Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryFinancial MarketsMoney and Banks
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09
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Mises.org vs. The State 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [31:53]
Austrian Economics Overview
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10
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The Cry for Security 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [27:13]
Corporate Welfare
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The Economic Model of the Fascist State 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [25:37]
Monetary TheoryOther Schools of ThoughtGlobal Economy
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The Business Class vs. The Free Market: Episodes from History 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [34:16]
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The Keynesian and Chicago Schools' Early Infatuation with Fascism 2005
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The Right and the 'Fuhrerprinzip' 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [25:44]
Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism is Totalitarian 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [32:24]
Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical Theory
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The Dynamics of Fascism: Variations on a Theme by Mises 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [27:54]
Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory
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They Saw it Coming: The 19th-Century Libertarian Critique of Fascism 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [27:24]
Other Schools of Thought
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33:39 Download MP3
The Economic Doctrine of the Nazis 2005
Recorded at the Mises Institute, 7–8 October 2005. [33:38]
Other Schools of ThoughtGlobal EconomyWorld History
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Speakers
Butler Shaffer, David Gordon, George Reisman, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Jeffrey M. Herbener, Joseph T. Salerno, Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Murray N. Rothbard, Paul Gottfried, Ralph Raico, Robert Higgs, Robert P. Murphy, Roderick T. Long, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Walter Block, William H. Peterson.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 18 of these 19 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Economics of Fascism, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is The Economics of Fascism free to listen to?
- Yes. All 18 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is The Economics of Fascism?
- 19 recordings, 9.1 hours in total.
- Who lectures in The Economics of Fascism?
- Butler Shaffer, David Gordon, George Reisman, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and 15 others.
- When was The Economics of Fascism recorded?
- 2005, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of The Economics of Fascism?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 76,823 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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