Introductory

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The Real Lincoln

Tags: Introductory, U.S. History

01/11/2016 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

In this book, Thomas DiLorenzo calls for a complete rethinking of a central icon of American historiography. He looks at the actions and legacy of Abe Lincoln from an economics point of view to show that Lincoln’s main interest was not in...

Henry Hazlitt: A Giant of Liberty

Tags: Introductory, U.S. History

01/11/2016 Henry Hazlitt

This bibliography contains more than 6,000 entries, with books annotated by Murray N. Rothbard, in a near-complete listing of articles by this Austrian journalist. It identifies for the first time unsigned editorials in the New York Times (1934...

War, Empire, and the Military

Tags: Introductory, Big Government, Taxes and Spending, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 Laurence M. Vance

With War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Police, Laurence Vance, a relentless critic of the state and its wars, has updated his already extensive writings on war and empire to include new material in this...

Crony Capitalism in America

Tags: Introductory, Big Government, Corporate Welfare, U.S. Economy

01/11/2016 Hunter Lewis

When private interests need a political favor, they know whom to call. When politicians need money, they also know whom to call. The people involved try to keep most of it concealed behind closed doors. This is the system that prevailed in...

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Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre

Tags: Introductory, Media and Culture, U.S. History

01/11/2016 Ryan McMaken

The Western genre has long been associated with right-wing and libertarian politics, and is said to promote individualism and free-market economics. In a new look at the Western, however, Ryan McMaken shows that the Western is in fact often anti...

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War and Democracy

Tags: Introductory, War and Foreign Policy, World History

01/11/2016 Paul Gottfried

War and Democracy presents a selection of essays and reviews by Paul Gottfried written from 1975 to the present. They cover a variety of topics, both historical and contemporary, ranging from Oswald Spengler and the Frankfurt School to the...

The Great Deformation

Tags: Introductory, Big Government, Free Markets, U.S. Economy

01/11/2016 David Stockman

David Stockman was the architect of the Reagan Revolution meant to restore sound money principles to the U.S. government. It failed, derailed by politics, special interests, welfare, and warfare. In The Great Deformation, Stockman describes how...

The Big Short

Tags: Booms and Busts, Corporate Welfare, The Fed, Financial Markets, Media and Culture

01/09/2016 Mark Thornton

The Big Short is a pretty good movie, but there are a few things it leaves out.

Why Injustices Should by Ended Now, Not Later

End Injustices Now, Not Later

Tags: Political Theory, Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy

01/08/2016 Gary Galles

Politicians can often be found saying that it would be bad to end a government program because it would unfairly punish those who benefit from the program. But what about those who are punished and disadvantaged by the unjust program in the first place?

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

Tags: Introductory, Booms and Busts, Money and Banks, World History

01/08/2016 Richard J. Maybury

It’s true that economic theory is a subject for adults — you don’t want to assign Human Action to an 11-year old — but kids can be taught plenty too. They don’t need details about epistemology or exchange rates. But by enticing them into the...

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