Books

Strictly Confidential: The Private Volker Fund Memos of Murray N. Rothbard

Tags: U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

08/19/2010 • Murray N. Rothbard • David Gordon

Murray Rothbard is widely known for his vast literary output, but a great deal of his work has never been published until now. During the late 1950s and early 60s he worked for the William Volker Fund, one of the few organizations willing to...

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Strictly Confidential: The Private Volker Fund Memos of Murray N. Rothbard

Tags: U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

08/19/2010 • Murray N. Rothbard • David Gordon

Murray Rothbard is widely known for his vast literary output, but a great deal of his work has never been published until now. During the late 1950s and early 60s he worked for the William Volker Fund, one of the few organizations willing to...

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Students of Liberty

Tags: Introductory, Education

06/16/1950 • Leonard E. Read

Most of us do not like to act in areas where we are confused. To do so might cause more harm than good. The question is: Is there some common fault which serves as the root of all these ills, a fault that can be defined and for which treatment...

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Studies in Economic Nationalism

Tags: Big Government, Global Economy, World History

01/28/1960 • Michael A. Heilperin

This work by Michael Heilperin, a giant in the area of monetary economics, might be one of the most rare - and unique - in the history of 20th century economic thought. It is one of the few books written during the mid-century period of hyper...

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Studies in the Theory of International Trade

Tags: Global Economy, World History

06/15/1955 • Jacob Viner

From the author: In this book I first endeavor to trace, in a series of studies of the contemporary source-material, the evolution of the modern “orthodox” theory of international trade, from its beginnings in the revolt against English...

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Study Guide to Human Action: A Treatise on Economics

Tags: Homeschool Resource, Introductory, Education

12/10/2008 • Robert P. Murphy

This is the first-ever Human Action Study Guide, and congratulations to Robert Murphy for being the only person in 60 years to complete this much-needed task that has been attempted many times before. This Guide is 380 pages, complete with...

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Study Guide to Man, Economy, and State

Tags: Homeschool Resource, Introductory, Education

06/15/2006 • Robert P. Murphy

The prose of Man, Economy, and State by Murray Rothbard is as clear as a bell. But, its sheer size (1441 pages!) is intimidating. After all, Rothbard systematically covers the whole of economic science. Fortunately, the young and brilliant...

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Study Guide to The Theory of Money and Credit

Tags: Homeschool Resource, Introductory, Money and Banks

07/23/2011 • Robert P. Murphy

Consider the timing of this wonderful study guide to the best book ever written on money and credit. The book itself was written 100 years ago. The world economy is in the throes of another financial and debt crisis. Keynesianism has completely...

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Suicide Pact:The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty

Tags: U.S. History

07/18/2016 • Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

In Suicide Pact, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano details a long, sordid history of governmental—and especially presidential—encroachments on liberty, enacted in the name of protecting America but which serve instead to undermine national security and...

Taking Back Our Money

Tags: The Fed, Money and Banks

06/24/2024 • Murray N. Rothbard

Foreword We do not need a technocratic elite to manage the supply of money. In these three short articles, Murray N. Rothbard removes the Federal Reserve’s veil of scientific mystique to reveal a wholly unnecessary and malignant system. Rothbard...

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Talking To Myself

Tags: Introductory

10/15/1970 • Leonard E. Read

Individual emergence is not and never will be accomplished by imposition. Not one of the tactics effective in destructive programs is useful here; indeed, these out-going, reforming efforts do more harm than good. It is difficult enough for...

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TANSTAAFL: A Libertarian Perspective on Environmental Policy

Tags: The Environment

01/11/2016 • Edwin G. Dolan

In its most basic application, the TANSTAAFL principle is a simple statement of reality: everything of value has a cost. The TANSTAAFL principle can also be interpreted as a mandate for a policy of full-cost pricing. In a world where resources...

Tariff History of the United States

Tags: Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy, U.S. History

06/15/1890 • F.W. Taussig

The Mises Institute has completely re-typeset F.W. Taussig’s definitive work on the tariffs of the 19th century in the United States, a history that in some sense is the most important ever written because it was so decisive in leading to the...

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Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation

Tags: Introductory, U.S. Economy, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Mark Thornton • Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.

What caused the war? Why did the Union defeat the Confederacy? What were the consequences of the War? The premise of the book is that historians have a comparative advantage in describing such events, but economists have the tools to help...

Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation

Tags: Introductory, U.S. Economy, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Mark Thornton • Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.

What caused the war? Why did the Union defeat the Confederacy? What were the consequences of the War? The premise of the book is that historians have a comparative advantage in describing such events, but economists have the tools to help...

Tariffs: A Study in Method

Tags: Global Economy, Taxes and Spending

01/27/1968 • T.E.G. Gregory

It will not be necessary in the course of this work to devote very much space to what may be termed the antiquities of the customs, although we may occasionally require historical material for illustrative purposes. The object of the volume is...

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Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression

Tags: U.S. History

12/10/1989 • David T. Beito

David Beito has brought to light a remarkable and previously unknown chapter of the Great Depression: its tax revolts. They were widespread and systematic, and they made such huge progress that in some places they threatened to bring local and...

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Ten Thousand Commandments: A Story of the Antitrust Laws

Tags: Big Government, The Entrepreneur, Legal System

04/26/1972 • Harold Fleming

From the author: This book is not for lawyers, but for people. Or, if that distinction sounds unfair to my legal friends, let’s say it’s for laymen. The lawyers may read it if they want to. I put the citations in for them. I have tried to write...

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The American Omen

09/15/1928 • Garet Garrett

Originally appeared serially as “The American Book of Wonder” in The Saturday Evening Post. Writes Garrett, Freedom as we know it is a condition of ego. Prosperity is a condition of things. Increase these satisfactions to any degree and there is...

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The American Story

Tags: U.S. Economy, U.S. History

05/27/1955 • Garet Garrett

He was a defender of free enterprise who adored the magnificence of the American genius for progress. He was a champion of business who believed in profiting the old fashioned way. He was a libertarian who deplored the rise of big government. He...

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