Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government

Introduction: Austrian Political Economy

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Austrian Economics Overview, Political Theory, Big Government

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

1. Four Thousand Years of Price Control

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

2. The Other War

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

3. Who Will Regulate the Regulators?

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

4. Regulation and the Stock Market

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

5. Our Totalitarian Regulatory Bureaucracy

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

6. Antitrust, Anti-Truth

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Monopoly and Competition, Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

7. Antitrust Luddites

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Monopoly and Competition, Big Government

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

8. Socialized Healthcare vs. the Laws of Economics

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Health

Section One: Coercion and Regulation. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

9. Pay to Play: Why the Fuss?

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

10. Fed-ACORN Criminality

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

11. Price Gouging: The Real Problem

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Interventionism, Big Government

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

12. Farmed Robbery

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

13. The Founding Father of Crony Capitalism

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Corporate Welfare

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

14. The Curse of Instigationism

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

15. The State’s Media Lapdogs

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Media and Culture

Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

16. Freedom and Federalism

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

17. The Origins of Nullification

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

18. The Real Meaning of the Fourth of July

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

19. Electing U.S. Senators was a Bad Idea

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

20. False Virtue: The Politics of Lying About History

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

21. How (and Why) the Lincoln Myth was Invented

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

22. Centralization Lets the Worst Rise to the Top

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

23. Death by Government: The Missing Chapter

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

24. The Birth of American Imperialism

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

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

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

25. Paul Krugman’s Politically-Correct “Civil War” Delusions

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Media and Culture, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

26. Grand Old Tyrants

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

27. Facialism: The New American System

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, U.S. Economy

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

28. In Defense of Sedition

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

29. Distorting History in the Service of the State

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, U.S. History

Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

30. Central Banking as an Engine of Corruption

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, The Fed, Money and Banks, U.S. Economy

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

31. States’ Rights vs. Monetary Monopoly

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, Taxes and Spending

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

32. How Central Banking Hides the Cost of War

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, The Fed, War and Foreign Policy

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

33. How the Fed Creates Unemployment

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Interventionism, Big Government

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

34. The Myth of a “Libertarian” Fed

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Political Theory, Big Government, The Fed

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

35. The Myth of the “Independent” Fed

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, The Fed

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

36. Why the Government is Responsible for the Sub-Prime Mortgage Meltdown

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, The Fed, Financial Markets, Money and Banks

Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

37. The Political Economy of Government Employee Unions

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

38. The Inherent Violence of Unions

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

39. The False Ideological Foundation of Unionism

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

40. Markets, Not Unions, Give us Leisure and Safety on the Job

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Free Markets

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

41. The Union Conspiracy Against Walmart Employees

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

42. How “Sweatshops” Help the Poor

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Free Markets, Global Economy

Section Five: Workers and Unions. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

43. The Truth about the “Robber Barons”

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

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

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

44. The Truth about the Sherman Antitrust Act

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

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

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

45. The Myth of “Natural” Monopoly

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Monopoly and Competition, Big Government

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

46. The Virtues of Tax “Loopholes”

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Taxes and Spending

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

47. Macroeconomists Discover Economics and Debunk the New Deal (Again)

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

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

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

48. Will Socialism Make You Happier? The Trojan Horse of “Happiness Research”

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Other Schools of Thought, Big Government, Media and Culture

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

49. The Canard of “Asymmetric Information” as a Source of Market Failure

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Monopoly and Competition, Big Government

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

50. The Real Ethics Problem in America

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Big Government, Media and Culture

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

51. The Myth of Government Job Creation

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Interventionism, Big Government

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.

52. The Myth of the Male/Female Wage Gap

01/31/2014 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tags: Production Theory, Big Government

Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.