Historian Charles Beard championed continentalism—keeping America out of foreign wars. David Gordon explores Beard’s forgotten warnings and their lasting lessons on liberty and foreign policy.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Why did the South lose the Civil War? Mark Thornton argues Vicksburg—not Gettysburg—was key, revealing how Confederate economic failures sealed their fate.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

How did the state grow from Machiavelli to World War I? Hunt Tooley reveals how artillery, arms dealers, and bankers turned war into profitable, prolonged carnage.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Endless wars abroad destroy liberty at home. Scott Horton explains how US foreign policy disasters—from NATO expansion to Ukraine—threaten peace, prosperity, and freedom.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Revisionist history isn't denial—it's the pursuit of truth. Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous "Treasury of Virtue" that justifies endless wars and imperialism.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Ilana Mercer addresses Israel’s "Hasbara" myths, exposing harsh truths behind Gaza’s suffering—and the moral complicity of America in enabling atrocities.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.