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Podcasts, interviews, lectures, narrated articles and essays, and more. This is the Mises Institute's primary online media catalog.
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Mises MediaPakistan and the Problem of Military Aid
Awash in foreign aid from the United States for decades, Pakistan now finds itself having to look to the very countries that once used Pakistan as a model, to…
Mises MediaHow Macroeconomic Data Encourages Government Intervention
Entrepreneurs need very specific information about their products, markets, customers, and profits. Government macroeconomic data, however, does nothing to…
Mises MediaAgainst the State
Lew Rockwell articulates some important points for today's growing anarcho-capitalist movement. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8…
Mises MediaFreedom Doesn't Come From Government
Ron Paul explains how state intervention destroys civil society, and how free markets offer better solutions. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa…
Mises MediaSpeaker Panel: Question and Answer Period
Featuring Ron Paul, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, and David Gordon. The speakers answer audience questions on topics of a stateless…
Mises MediaThe Case for Optimism
The state seems more powerful than ever, but the state is both economically and intellectually unsustainable. We’re already witnessing a breakdown in the…
Mises MediaThe Natural Law as a Restraint Against Tyranny
Judge Napolitano discusses ways in which the state fails to protect people's life, liberty, and property. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa…
Mises MediaThinkers Who Challenged the State
David Gordon discusses some important thinkers and books. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.
Mises MediaWhy The Theory of Money and Credit Is More Important Than Ever
Eighty years ago, Mises's The Theory of Money and Credit first appeared in English. It remains one of the most important books on money and inflation penned in…
Mises MediaBob Murphy: The Fed's Stock Market Casino
Jeff Deist and Robert P. Murphy address the vital topic of Fed interference in financial markets. Are the global equity and bond markets a charade, engineered…
Mises MediaPot's Big Wins and Losses on Election Day
Interviewed by Freedom Works host Paul Molloy, Mark Thornton discusses recent advancements in recreational marijuana legislation, as well as the stigma…
Mises MediaWorld War I in Our Minds: A Historical View
With 100 years having passed since the start of the First World War, the view of the war among historians and the public has evolved in many ways. Historian…
Mises MediaMoral Hazard and Socialism in Collective Security Agreements
Collective security agreements allow many countries's politicians to shift the cost of national defense to taxpayers outside their own countries. Moral hazard…
Mises MediaPatrick Barron: The End of the US Dollar Imperium, Part 2
Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron continue their discussion on monetary imperialism. They delve deeper into US dollar supremacy, and how it might end with a…
Mises MediaPrice Deflation and Price Inflation Are Always "Optimal"
Price changes are the solution to a problem, not the problem itself. We should focus on what causes the price changes in the first place, writes Mateusz…
Mises MediaCoffee Market Fluctuations
Peter G. Klein responds to a recent NPR story by Uri Berliner entitled "Coffee Futures: The Highs And Lows Of A Cup Of Joe". Dr. Klein explains how a free…
Mises MediaConnecting Austrian Economics & Liberty
Tom Woods discusses the power of Austrian Economics. Woods is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. This video is excerpted from a lecture presented at the…
Mises MediaHow Entrepreneurs Help Shape Our Economy
In this excerpt from his recent "Liberty on the Rocks" interview with Justin Longo, Peter Klein explains the importance of entrepreneurship.
Mises MediaObamacare and Interventionism
Recently, Peter G. Klein appeared on the "The Wilkow Majority" radio program. In this excerpt, host Anthony Wilkow and Peter Klein discuss government…
Mises MediaThe Collapse of America's Health Care Industry
Mark Thornton explains why Obamacare is simply one more step along the road to health care serfdom. Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.
Mises MediaAustrian Business Cycle Theory
Tom Woods offers a simple explanation of Austrian Business Cycle Theory. Excerpted from his 2009 lecture entitled "Why You've Never Heard of the Great…
Mises MediaPatrick Barron: The End of the US Dollar Imperium
Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron address the issue of monetary imperialism. How does the US use the dollar as a weapon of economic and cultural power? How long…
Mises MediaThe Index Card of Allowable Opinion
Tom Woods explains the “unacceptable“ opinions behind freedom and free markets. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.
Mises MediaUnderstanding "Quid Pro Quo"
The term “quid pro quo” has been twisted to now include government handouts and state-mandated exchanges, writes Gary Galles. This audio Mises…
Mises MediaDo We Need a Lender of Last Resort?
Efficient banks have many options for lenders and credit when banking crises hit. It's the inefficient and insolvent banks that must turn to a central bank…
Mises MediaTom Woods: Champion of Libertarian Dissent
Jeff Deist and Tom Woods to discuss Tom's new book entitled Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion.
Mises MediaAn Austrian Economist Reports From a Mainstream Economics Conference
Christopher Westley reports from this year's National Association of Business Economists Convention. He finds that the mainstream's intellectual blinders are…
Mises MediaHow Much Is Obama's War on ISIS Going to Cost?
How much is Obama's war on ISIS going to cost you? You don't want to know, writes Daniel McAdams. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.
Mises MediaRothbard on Self-Defense and War
Libertarians — and Murray Rothbard in particular — are not pacifists, but reject the killing of innocents and other unjustified forms of military…
Mises MediaSports Stadiums: Temples to Crony Capitalism
Although it's clear that they offer no economic net benefit, American cities are building taxpayer-funded sports stadiums every chance they get. Billionaire…
Mises MediaAlexander Campbell, Tolbert Fanning, David Lipscomb: A Nineteenth-Century Anti-War Triumvirate
From the session on "Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at…
Mises MediaBruno Leoni and the Austrian Tradition
From the session on "Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at…
Mises MediaClaudio Grass: The Upcoming Swiss Gold Referendum
Jeff Deist and Claudio Grass discuss the uniquely Swiss mindset behind the upcoming Swiss gold referendum, and how decentralization of political power is part…
Mises MediaFree Cities, Now What?
From the session on "Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at…
Mises MediaLiberal Internationalism: From the Founding of the Council on Foreign Relations to the Neoconservative Ascendancy
From the session on "The Changing and Permanent War Parties," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig von…
Mises MediaRed Atlantis: John Collier's Politico-Economic Utopia and Indian New Deal
From the session on "Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at…
Mises MediaThe Critics of the War Party: From William Graham Sumner to Murray Rothbard
From the session on "The Changing and Permanent War Parties," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig von…
Mises MediaThe Myths of Anti-trust 40th Anniversary
From the session on "'The Myths of Anti-trust' 40th Anniversary," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig…
Mises MediaThe Myths of Anti-trust 40th Anniversary
From the session on "'The Myths of Anti-trust' 40th Anniversary," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig…
Mises MediaThe Myths of Anti-trust 40th Anniversary
From the session on "'The Myths of Anti-trust' 40th Anniversary," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig…
Mises MediaThe Myths of Anti-trust 40th Anniversary
From the session on "'The Myths of Anti-trust' 40th Anniversary," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig…
Mises MediaThematic Continuities and American Destiny: From Lincoln to Obama
From the session on "The Changing and Permanent War Parties," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig von…
Mises MediaWar, Politics, and Money: Some Economic Aspects of America’s Crusades Since 1900
From the session on "The Changing and Permanent War Parties," presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Recorded 23 March 2013 at the Ludwig von…
Mises MediaAn Austrian Critique of Mainstream Economics
This lecture by Walter Block was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaAn Evening with Tom Woods
This talk by Tom Woods was presented in the Conservatory of the Ludwig von Mises Institute at the 2012 Mises University. Includes an introduction by Llewellyn…
Mises MediaAustrian Capital Theory
This lecture by Roger Garrison was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaBanking and Financial Markets
This lecture by Philipp Bagus was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaEconomics: Job vs. Calling
This lecture by Gary North was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaHayek and Friedman: Head to Head
This lecture by Roger Garrison was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaHow Money Caused the Housing Bubble and Other Troubles
The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates -bringing rates so artificially low that borrowing money is at greatly reduced cost. Housing developers saw they…
Mises MediaLeft and Right Agree: War Is Popular
Don't expect sustained opposition to war to come from either side, writes Andrew Syrios. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.
Mises MediaMarket for Security
This lecture by Bob Murphy was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaMoney
This lecture by Philipp Bagus was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaMoney and Socialism
How is socialism related to money? Money should be produced just like other goods through free markets. Central banks should not be controlling money, banking…
Mises MediaMonopoly, Competition, and Antitrust
This lecture by Tom DiLorenzo was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., and the…
Mises MediaPraxeology: The Method of Economics
This lecture by David Gordon was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaProduction and the Firm
This lecture by Peter Klein was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaSubjective Value and Market Prices
This lecture by Jeffrey Herbener was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.
Mises MediaThe Austrian School in the Present Crisis
This lecture by Tom Woods was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaThe Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle
This lecture by Roger Garrison was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.