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The Human Action Podcast features in-depth interviews on current topics in economics through an Austro libertarian lens.
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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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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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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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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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Recordings of the Austrian Scholars Conference: 12–14 March 2009.
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Hülsmann's sweeping intellectual biography of Ludwig von Mises. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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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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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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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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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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News, interviews, and discussion from the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus and Mises PAC.
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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 War, Economy, and State podcast covers geopolitics and international relations from a free-market and anti-interventionist perspective.
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The official podcast of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stephan Kinsella caused a worldwide rethinking among libertarians of the very basis of intellectual property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
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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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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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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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A podcast by journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator, Jeff Riggenbach.
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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 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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A rare collection of eight Murray N. Rothbard lectures.
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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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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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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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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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DOGE Disappointment, Keynesian Degeneracy, and Cutting Off Harvard
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The political legacy of Elon Musk, the moral costs of Keynesianism, and the absurdity of Harvard and NPR as public goods.Welcome back to the Power & Market Podcast, a weekly news recap from the Mises Institute’s editorial team.This week, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O’Keeffe discuss the letdown of the Department of Government Efficiency, di…
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In this episode of the Human Action Podcast, Bob analyzes the key arguments from the recent immigration debate at the Soho Forum between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. He clarifies the critical issue of how libertarians should approach immigration when the government controls significant property and resources, explores the implications for public …
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Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended. We discuss some of the factors behind Poland's rise from poverty. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mi…
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Poland's Turn Toward a Market Economy Saved It from Poverty
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Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended. We discuss some of the factors behind Poland’s rise from poverty. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mis…
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This brief historical sketch brings us to how the American and Israeli militaries of today have adopted a nineteenth-century-style war of extermination against what they consider to be another “lesser race.” Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-israeli-nineteenth-century-ways-war
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The free market replaces the struggle for survival found in the animal world with social cooperation in which everybody benefits. Capitalism is a system of peace, not war. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/ludwig-von-mises-peace-and-social-cooperation
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Rumor has it that the Federal Reserve was able to resist the president‘s demands to enable funding of the Korean War. However, a look at the record demonstrates conclusively that the Fed bowed to Harry Truman‘s wishes to do what it has done for a century: finance America‘s wars. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/did-fed-achieve-indepen…
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President Trump's so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is more of the same: big and bloated. It adds billions to the federal deficit and does nothing to deal with the government‘s ruinous debt. Naturally, the Republicans support it. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/one-bloated-brobdingnagian-bill…
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David Brady, Jr. reviews The Magic Coin by Dr. Jonathan Newman, a children‘s book that explains money in a way that even modern adults can understand. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/magic-coin-and-renewing-interest-monetary-policy
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Why Ending the War in Ukraine Is So Difficult Now
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Establishment figures claim Trump’s recent frustrations with Putin prove them right—that Putin can’t be reasoned with. In reality, Trump’s predicament is largely the result of their own failed policies.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-ending-war-ukraine-so-difficult-nowThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murr…
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Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to believe. The truth is that the case for defunding Amtrak has never been stronger. Original article: Why Elon Musk Is Right: The Case Against Subsidizing Amtrak
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The Trump White House has enacted tariffs in the belief that other countries are “cheating” by enacting tariffs against US goods and “manipulating” their currencies. However, with the US dollar being the world's reserve currency, the US has engaged in dollar manipulation through inflation. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-and-us-h…
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William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, particularly the central bank, would manipulate the economy to correspond with election cycles, a practice that continues to this day. Original article: The Political Business Cycle 50 Years Later…
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Mainstream economists define inflation as the increase in an imaginary “price level” that is relatively neutral in its effects. Austrian economists, however, know better, as they realize that the effects of inflating the money supply are anything but neutral. Original article: Inflation: Looking Beyond Aggregates…
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The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but much lesser known is the enslavement of Native Americans. Many of them were shipped to plantations in the Caribbean where they were worked to death. Original article: Truth or Consequences…
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A free market economy does not generate jobs or money. Instead, it creates wealth through exchange and production. Government intervention, contrary to what mainstream economists believe, does not enhance wealth, but instead destroys it. Original article: Wealth Generation and the Market Economy
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Ours in an age when people panic, sometimes for good reasons but often for bad. Governments benefit from panicked citizenry, which is why we always should question those political decisions that can turn our lives upside down. Original article: Don’t Be A Panican, But Question Government Shenanigans
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The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but much lesser known is the enslavement of Native Americans. Many of them were shipped to plantations in the Caribbean where they were worked to death. Original article: Enslavement of Native Americans in the Caribbean…
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We know what happened on November 22, 1963, at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, but there is a lot about that terrible day we don't know. But we also know that President Kennedy challenged the National Security State. Did it cost him his life? Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jfk-and-burden-proof…
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From Reconstruction to George Floyd, the left‘s guilt industry has run at full speed. As Murray Rothbard wrote, it is time to stand up to those that use guilt as a social weapon. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/politics-guilt
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Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture, including some borrowed from the sadistic torturers of the former Soviet Union. Congress stood by and let it happen. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-never-got-torture-congress
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The Trump administration has pursued a high tariff policy, reversing the movement to lower trade barriers around the world. The justification for this policy is the presence of trade deficits with other nations. However, what if US trade deficits don't matter? Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-rationale-behind-current-us-tariff-po…
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While no one is accusing egg producers of colluding or price-fixing, from an economic standpoint, it certainly could be happening either by design or incidentally. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/how-high-egg-prices-may-resemble-high-opec-cartel-oil-prices
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There are numerous critics of free markets. However, all of those critics also are consumers and they gladly depend upon free markets to satisfy their needs. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-haters-free-markets-love-fruits-free-markets
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Bob takes a close look at Oren Cass’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson, where Cass argued for free trade to a skeptical conservative audience. Bob unpacks Cass’s arguments about tariffs, comparative advantage, and trade deficits—not to attack, but to clarify. Using classical and Austrian economics, Murphy shows why U.S. economic malaise can’t be…
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This week, interest rates spiked as Trump’s spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LLBy Mises Institute
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Biden’s hidden illness, Trump’s surprise foreign-policy pivot, and America’s bond meltdown.Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Power & Market Podcast, a weekly news recap from the Mises Institute’s editorial team.This week, join Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O’Keeffe as they unpack the political theatrics behind Biden’s health cover-up, …
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In this episode, Mark Thornton discusses The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism, the new book by Senator Phil Gramm and Professor Donald J. Boudreaux.Mark reflects on the persistent misconceptions about capitalism in America and offers up a “Marxist interpretation” of our dilemma. He explores how ent…
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