Lecture series · recorded 2004–2018
The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique
The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique is a free lecture series (14 recordings, 6.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 14 speakers.
The Mises Institute celebrates 15 years of actively promoting the case of liberty and personal freedom. 26–27 September 1997, Atlanta, GA.
Booms and BustsMoney and BanksBig GovernmentEducationBiographiesU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
Cover painting: Truman tells Stalin of the new weapon through interpreter Pavlov, Cecilienhof, Potsdam, July 1945. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Lincoln as Progenitor 2004
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
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The Therapeutic Welfare State 2005
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997. [27:21]
Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismBig Government
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Consolidation and Tyranny 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997. [24:58]
Political Theory
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Academics and the State 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997. [26:24]
Big GovernmentEducation
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The Era of Deadly Error 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Calculation and Knowledge
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The Rise of Social Democracy 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997. [28:39]
Political Theory
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Economics Keynesianized 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Other Schools of Thought
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The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryWorld History
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A Century of War 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
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The Humanitarian with the Atom Bomb 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Philosophy and Methodology
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A Future of Liberty 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Austrian Economics Overview
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The House of Habsburg, Mises, and the Austrian School 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Austrian Economics Overview
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37:35 Download MP3
Democracy: The God that Failed 2009
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Atlanta, Georgia; 26-27 September 1997.
Political Theory
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33:05 Download MP3
Easy Money, Easy Morals 2018
In this 33-minute talk Joseph Salerno discusses the right way to define inflation, and how it impacts both economic prosperity and culture.
Money and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and Banks
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David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey M. Herbener, John V. Denson, Joseph T. Salerno, Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mark Thornton, Michael Levin, Paul Gottfried, Peter G. Klein, Ralph Raico, Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Yuri N. Maltsev.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 14 of these 14 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique free to listen to?
- Yes. All 14 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique?
- 14 recordings, 6.8 hours in total.
- Who lectures in The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique?
- David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey M. Herbener, John V. Denson, and 10 others.
- When was The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique recorded?
- 2004–2018, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of The Twentieth Century: An Austrian Critique?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 59,459 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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