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Painting: blindfolded Secretary of War Newton Baker draws the first draft number, Washington, 20 July 1917

Lecture series · recorded 2012

War: Big Government's Best Friend

War: Big Government's Best Friend is a free lecture series (2 recordings, 1.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.

War doesn't liberate; it enslaves. It is the state on overdrive: taxing, inflating, kidnapping, killing. Speakers from the Mises Institute explain why an anti-war spirit must always and everywhere be a key component to the defense of economic freedom. 25 February 2012, Furman University, Greenville, SC.

War and Foreign PolicyU.S. History

Cover painting: blindfolded Secretary of War Newton Baker draws the first draft number, Washington, 20 July 1917. See every painting in the art gallery.

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  1. 01

    The Genesis of the American Warfare State: 1861-1890 2012

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 49:55 · 23.0 MB · Recorded 28 February 2012

    Sponsored by Furman Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow, 25 February 2012 at Furman University; Greenville, SC.

    Philosophy and MethodologyU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

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    What War Does 2012

    Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 48:23 · 22.3 MB · Recorded 28 February 2012

    Sponsored by Furman Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow, 25 February 2012 at Furman University; Greenville, SC.

    Philosophy and MethodologyWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 7,494 words

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Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 2 of these 2 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for War: Big Government's Best Friend, checked 2026-07-23.

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Is War: Big Government's Best Friend free to listen to?
Yes. All 2 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is War: Big Government's Best Friend?
2 recordings, 1.6 hours in total.
Who lectures in War: Big Government's Best Friend?
Thomas E. Woods, Jr. and Thomas J. DiLorenzo.
When was War: Big Government's Best Friend recorded?
2012, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of War: Big Government's Best Friend?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 15,226 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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