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Lecture 1 of 2 · War: Big Government's Best Friend

The Genesis of the American Warfare State: 1861-1890

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

Philosophy and MethodologyU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

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War: Big Government's Best Friend

2 lectures, 1.6 hours, recorded 2012. See the full series or subscribe by RSS.

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

Recording date and topics for this lecture come from the Mises Institute's page for The Genesis of the American Warfare State: 1861-1890, checked 2026-07-23.