The Mises Institute, founded in 1982, is an educational institution devoted to advancing Austrian economics, freedom, and peace in the classical-liberal tradition. Our website offers many thousands of free books and thousands of hours of audio and video, along with the full run of rare journals, biographies, and bibliographies of great economists.
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Mises Institute Podcasts
The Human Action Podcast features in-depth interviews on current topics in economics through an Austro libertarian lens.
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Audio recordings of Mises Wire articles, offering contemporary news and opinion through the lens of Austrian economics and libertarian political economy.
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Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and the predatory state—all from an uncompromising Rothbardian perspective. Radio Rothbard is the weekly anti politics podcast you don't want to miss!
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Recordings of the lectures and seminars presented at Mises University, 14–20 July 2019.
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Audio recordings of Mises Daily articles.
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Recordings of the lectures presented at Mises University: 26 July–1 August 2009.
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Hülsmann's sweeping intellectual biography of Ludwig von Mises. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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Recordings of the Austrian Scholars Conference: 12–14 March 2009.
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In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences. See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page. See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United St ...
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Lectures and presentations by Mises Institute faculty and staff, and lectures by guest scholars and experts.
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Only a few recordings survive of the great economist, and only those after his immigration to the United States.
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Hans-Hermann Hoppe presents a thorough reconstruction of the foundation of economics, social theory, and politics. Sweeping in scope and powerfully persuasive, these ten lectures are the basis of a grand treatise in the Misesian-Rothbardian tradition.
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Human Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written. This audiobook is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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Nock looks through the fantasy of the state as the great protector and summarizes the essentials of politics, and finds it is no friend of the individual. Narrated by Jock Coats.
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In volume one, Murray Rothbard traces economic ideas from ancient sources to show that laissez-faire liberalism and economic thought itself began with the Spanish Scholastics and early Roman, Greek, and canon law. Unfortunately, Adam Smith’s labor cost theories became the dominant view, especially in Britain. Rothbard regards Smith as largely a retrograde influence on economic theory. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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Thomas J. DiLorenzo strips away the vast apparatus of establishment propaganda and exposes the government smokescreen. No statist lies are safe from his scrutiny. In his straightforward and methodical approach to uncovering truths of freedom, liberty has a champion. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
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Murray Rothbard considered No Treason to be "the greatest case for anarchist political philosophy every written." Narrated by Matt Pritchard.
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A definitive defense of the methodological foundations of Austrian economics. These lectures astonished students at the Mises University when they were first delivered. They were later turned into this monograph, which has been a staple of Austrian pedagogy ever since. Narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II.
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The official podcast of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
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The War, Economy, and State podcast covers geopolitics and international relations from a free-market and anti-interventionist perspective.
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In this ten-lecture course sponsored by George and Joele Eddy, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises's life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.
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On April 23, 1990, in Washington, DC, the Mises Institute sponsored the first Austrian school look at the post-socialist age. It went a long way toward developing a blueprint—consistent with the Austrian tradition—for dismantling the command economy. Featuring Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Krzysztof Ostaszewski, Yuri N. Maltsev, Gottfried Haberler, Kestutis Baltramatis, Murray N. Rothbard, and Joseph Sobran.
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Mises Institute scholars present the highlights in the life and work of major contributors to the development of the Austrian school of Economics. The list of trailblazers includes familiar names like Menger, Mises, and Rothbard, as well as some less well-known but important people like Röpke and Fetter.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth Mises Circle, featuring Lew Rockwell, Tom Woods, Tom DiLorenzo and Jeff Deist. Recorded on 3 October 2015.
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How Austrian economics can help make sense of financial markets in an interventionist environment. 22 May 2010, New York.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.
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The Mises Institute in Orlando. Economist Robert Murphy, Mises Institute president Jeff Deist, Praxis apprentice Lena Wang, and talk radio host David Gornoski present a radical, unvarnished look at the state of America in 2019. Recorded on February 16, 2019.
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Stephan Kinsella caused a worldwide rethinking among libertarians of the very basis of intellectual property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
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A one-day seminar for high school students and anyone concerned about the heavier and heavier tax burden. Recorded in Auburn, Alabama, on 15 April 2013.
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The second volume contains an enlightening critique of Ricardian economics, showing the constraints on theory entailed by Ricardo’s static and pseudo-mathematical method. Ricardo’s successor John Stuart Mill is the object of a devastating intellectual portrait. Marxism is subjected to a merciless demolition, and Rothbard shows the roots of this system in metaphysical speculation. The French classical liberals such as Bastiat, on the other hand, contributed to the subjectivist school. A furth ...
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In June 2004, Professor Hoppe visited the Mises Institute in Auburn to deliver an ambitious series of lectures titled Economy, Society, and History. This project brings together the core of Hoppe’s lifetime of theoretical work in one vital and cohesive source. Here we find provocative themes developed by Hoppe in the 1980s and 90s, particularly in his essays found in A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism and The Economics and Ethics of Private Property. We also find his devastating critique o ...
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Here is Hans Hoppe's first treatise in English — actually his first book in English — and the one that put him on the map as a social thinker and economist to watch. He argued that there are only two possible archetypes in economic affairs: socialism and capitalism. All systems are combinations of those two types. The capitalist model he defines as pure protection of private property, free association, and exchange — no exceptions. All deviations from that ideal are species of socialism, wit ...
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A podcast by journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator, Jeff Riggenbach.
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Liberty vs. Power is a history podcast dedicated to what Murray Rothbard saw as the noble task of libertarians: "to de-bamboozle: to penetrate the fog of lies and deception of the State and its Court Intellectuals." Featuring Dr. Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop, each episode is dedicated to exposing the cronyism that has fueled the growth of the American empire, and celebrating those precious victories in defense of liberty.
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The Bob Murphy Show features in-depth interviews and solo analysis by Bob Murphy. Much of the content relates to economics in the tradition of the Austrian School, as well as libertarian political theory, but the show covers a broad range of topics. To learn more, visit BobMurphyShow.com
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A rare collection of eight Murray N. Rothbard lectures.
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This book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from limited monarchy to unlimited democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy, with all its failings, is a lesser evil than mass democracy, but outlines deficiencies in both as systems of guarding liberty. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda. © 2001 Taylor and Francis, published 2017 by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor and Francis Group.
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The Great Depression seems to have taught lessons that are the opposite of the truth. What can we learn from it? It is supremely urgent that people understand the Great Depression in order that we might avoid a repeat that would be even worse. 4 April 2009, Colorado Springs, CO.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.
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A podcast featuring curated interviews, lectures, and commentary by Thomas DiLorenzo. Thomas DiLorenzo is president of the Mises Institute. He is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton’s Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Soci ...
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Murray N. Rothbard writes "A society without a state is not only viable; it is the only one consistent with natural rights." This audiobook edition includes an introduction by Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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Published posthumously in 2010, Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence. Greaves provides comprehensive coverage on the history of U.S. and Japanese relations, the actions of the Roosevelt administration, the attack and the response on the ground, the investigations and cover-ups that began almost immediately and continue to this day. This audio book is ...
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The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions
Eugen-Maria Schulak, Herbert Unterköfler
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This is a brilliant and engaging guide to the history, ideas, and institutions of the Austrian School of economics. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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Obama’s PowerPoint Death Parade Led to Trump’s Venezuelan Killings
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President Trump and Hegseth are cashing a blank check for carnage that was written years earlier by President Barack Obama.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/obamas-powerpoint-death-parade-led-trumps-venezuelan-killingsBy Mises Institute
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While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with risk management. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/risk-uncertainty-profits-and-modern-portfolio-theory
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The Farmland Protection Policy Act: Crisis Politics and the Quiet Socialization of Land
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For more than 40 years, the Farmland Protection Policy Act has socialized US farmlands and transferred wealth to politically-connected people. What it hasn’t done is protect farmland.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/farmland-protection-policy-act-crisis-politics-and-quiet-socialization-land…
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For more than 40 years, the Farmland Protection Policy Act has socialized US farmlands and transferred wealth to politically-connected people. What it hasn’t done is protect farmland. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/farmland-protection-policy-act-crisis-politics-and-quiet-socialization-land…
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Mark Thornton argues that interest is a core price that coordinates time, investment, and growth, and that the Federal Reserve has turned it into an administered number. Mark warns the long-run trend may be turning: bigger states and debts, weaker anti-inflation ideology, and aging populations imply longer, higher for longer. What are the implicati…
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Modern Marriage and the Homeownership Rate
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Data shows that the marriage rate and the homeownership rate have been closely connected for decades. Historically, more marriage means more home buying, but government intervention has made buying a home much harder. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours a…
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Data shows that the marriage rate and the homeownership rate have been closely connected for decades. Historically, more marriage means more home buying, but government intervention has made buying a home much harder. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours …
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Inflation, Interventionism, and Intergenerational Resentment
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Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-interventionism-and-intergenerational-resentm…
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Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-interventionism-and-intergenerational-resent…
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On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down the latest FOMC meeting, the real takeaways from Powell's Fed talk, and the continuing realities of Obamacare.By Mises Institute
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As Congress scrambles to extend emergency subsidies to keep Obamacare afloat, it can be tempting to view the bill that made healthcare less affordable as a total failure. But that wasn’t the true purpose of the ACA. It was always meant to prop up the faltering crony healthcare system.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/obamacare-was…
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David Beito’s new biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt is not the hagiographic nonsense that has dominated the US history profession. That is a good thing. Americans should know how FDR’s presidency led to one disaster after another. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bursting-bubble-was-fdr…
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David Beito’s new biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt is not the hagiographic nonsense that has dominated the US history profession. That is a good thing. Americans should know how FDR’s presidency led to one disaster after another.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bursting-bubble-was-fdr…
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Elon Musk Claims Money Will Become Irrelevant. Is He Right?
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Elon Musk recently claimed that artificial intelligence will make money itself obsolete. He needs to read the literature of Austrian economics.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/elon-musk-claims-money-will-become-irrelevant-he-rightBy Mises Institute
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