Monetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Austrian School Arguments on the Free-Market Origin of Money

AUGUST 25, 2008 Gennady Stolyarov IIAustrian Economics offers an elegant, logical, and thoroughly causal explanation of how money came to be, again demonstrating the power of the free market to spontaneously organize human activity in meaningful and universally beneficial ways.

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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of Thought

The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

JUNE 27, 2008 Ludwig von MisesThis audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov, II.

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Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical Theory

Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism

JUNE 27, 2008 Ludwig von MisesThis address was originally delivered before the University Club of New York on April 18, 1950. This audio essay is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov, II.

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TAGS Free MarketsAustrian Economics Overview

Speaking of Liberty

MARCH 28, 2006 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

From Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 9-11.

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TAGS Political Theory

The Politics of Obedience

OCTOBER 13, 2008 Etienne de la Boetie

From The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La Boétie. Pages 39-47 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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Our Enemy, The State

JANUARY 26, 2010 Albert Jay Nock

From Our Enemy, The State . Narrated by Jock Coats.

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TAGS Big GovernmentAustrian Economics OverviewPolitical Theory

Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government

JANUARY 31, 2014 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Introduction to Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government . Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).

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TAGS Legal SystemPolitical Theory

No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority

AUGUST 12, 2010 Lysander Spooner

Narrated by Matt Pritchard.

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My Years with Ludwig von Mises

MAY 8, 2009Margit von Mises

From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 7-8. Narrated by Amber Cathey.

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TAGS Money and BanksInterventionismMoney and Banking

What Has Government Done to Our Money?

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Jörg Guido Hülsmann

From the book What Has Government Done to Our Money? Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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