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Sep 23, 2022 • 0sec
Economy, Society, and History
TAGS SocialismStrategy Political Theory Private Property Hans-Hermann HoppeNarrator: Paul StrikwerdaIn 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 of democracy, made famous in his seminal book Democracy—The God That Failed.This audiobook is narrated by Paul Strikwerda.Download audio file READ MORE

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Mar 15, 2022 • 0sec
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849
TAGS Cronyism and Corporatism U.S. History Patrick Newman History is a clash between the forces of liberty and the proponents of power. In Cronyism, Patrick Newman offers a compelling and important narrative on the early days of the American republic, and the rise of a Federal regime that conquers a nation conceived in liberty. Narrated by Scott R. PollackDownload audio file READ MORE

Jun 26, 2021 • 0sec
Democracy: The God That Failed Part 2
TAGS World History Other Schools of Thought Philosophy and Methodology Political Theory Hans-Hermann Hoppe 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. Download audio file READ MORE

Jun 17, 2021 • 0sec
Democracy: The God That Failed Part 1
TAGS World HistoryOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory Hans-Hermann Hoppe 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. Download audio file READ MORE

Apr 5, 2021 • 0sec
Defending the Undefendable 2
TAGS Free Markets Monopoly and Competition Subjectivism Walter BlockThe true test of our commitment to personal liberty doesn't come when we permit others to engage in those peaceable, voluntary acts with which we agree. It comes when we permit others to engage in peaceable, voluntary acts we find offensive. Walter Block's Defending the Undefendable II contains thirty chapters defending behavior that is probably offensive to most Americans, and many that are downright illegal. This book features a foreword by Ron Paul. Narrated by Patrick Smith.Download audio file READ MORE

Feb 4, 2020 • 0sec
Conceived in Liberty, Volume 5: The New Republic: 1784–1791
TAGS U.S. History History of the Austrian School of Economics Political Theory
Murray N. Rothbard
The fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty highlights the most important battle of the American project — one that continues to this day — the conflict between those who want to centralize power, and those who choose to stand to defend the American heritage of liberty.
This book features a foreword by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a preface by Dr. Thomas E. Woods, and an introduction by Dr. Patrick Newman. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Murray N. Rothbard
Murray N. Rothbard made major contributions to economics, history, political philosophy, and legal theory. He combined Austrian economics with a fervent commitment to individual liberty.
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Jul 22, 2019 • 0sec
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
Dive into the intriguing battle between socialism and capitalism, where pure property rights reign in the capitalist realm. Discover the profound effects of socialist policies on investment and productivity, using historical examples from post-war Europe. Explore the philosophical underpinnings of human actions and how they influence property norms. Delve into the inefficiencies of rent control and the challenges of resource allocation under state intervention. Finally, examine how public opinion shapes the sustainability of economic systems.

Jul 12, 2019 • 0sec
The Private Production of Defense
TAGS War and Foreign Policy Political Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe takes on the most difficult subject in economic and political theory: the provision of security. He argues that the service is better provided by free markets than government, while addressing a hundred counter-arguments. Here we have an important updating of an argument rarely made even in the libertarian tradition.
Narrated by Jim Vann.
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Jun 26, 2019 • 0sec
The Myth of National Defense Part 2
TAGS War and Foreign Policy Interventionism Monopoly and Competition Political Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services.
Narrated by George Pickering.
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Jun 18, 2019 • 0sec
The Myth of National Defense Part 1
TAGS War and Foreign Policy Interventionism Monopoly and Competition Political Theory
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services.
Narrated by George Pickering.
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