Man, Economy, and Liberty

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Mises Institute founder Lew Rockwell, and discusses the Murray Rothbard festschrift, published in 1986 in honor of Rothbard's sixtieth birthday. Recorded 17 November 2009.

Mises in One Lesson

The final of eight sessions in the Economics 101 series, this lecture may be the most concise overview of the core ideas of the Austrian School of Economics. [1:00:11] 

On Milton Friedman

Recorded April 21,1970. Includes an introduction by Percy Greaves. Special thanks to Bettina Bien Greaves for making this important recording available. [1:13:21]

Ludwig von Mises as a Laissez-faire Radical: The Quest for the Historical Mises

From the Libertarian Heritage Series, sponsored by the Center for Libertarian Studies; October 16, 1981. [32:59]

Contributions of James Mill: Leader of the Philisophical Radical Movement

Presented to the Austrian Economics Colloquium; February 9, 1990. [54:16]

Mozart Was a Red

Satirical one-act play by Murray N. Rothbard about Ayn Rand's Objectivist "inner circle."  Written in the early 1960s and debuted on March 3, 1986, at Rothbard's sixtieth birthday celebration in New York City. [15:48]

Mises: The Musical

This musical reconstruction of a setting from the Mises Circle in the interwar years, was performed at the Austrian Scholars Conference 2005: its debut! The stars are members of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. The original German texts by Felix Kaufmann have been rendered in English. Enjoy! [38:17]

Burton S. Blumert (1929-2009)

A memorial video montage of former Mises Institute chairman, Burton Blumert. [2:43]

Burton S. Blumert (1929-2009)

A memorial video montage of former Mises Institute chairman, Burton Blumert. [2:43]

The Future of Austrian Economics

Murray Rothbard gave this speech in 1990 as the final lecture of the Mises University, in the days following the collapse of socialism. He assesses the event in terms of its impact on the Austrian School and the prospects for liberty generally.

NOW with Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers interviews Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., founder and chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute; March 7, 2003.

Block Defends Against Charges of Racism and Sexism

Sponsored by the Economics Club of Loyola University, New Orleans, on 25 March 2009. Block clarifies remarks made in a speech at Loyola College of Maryland on 6 November 2008, and reacts to the charges that have been made against him by the Loyola New Orleans University Diversity Task Force.  [2:03:13]

The Cantillon Legacy: Extending Rothbardian Revisionism

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; March 18, 2005. The video version includes a post-lecture Question and Answer session.  [53:19]

The Cantillon Legacy: Extending Rothbardian Revisionism

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; March 18, 2005. The video version includes a post-lecture Question and Answer session.  [53:19]

Robert Nisbet and the Conservative Intellectual Tradition

Robert Nisbet and the Conservative Intellectual Tradition

How I Won in the Election

Brown Bag Seminar; Recorded at the Mises Institute on February 24, 2005. [1:00:14]

The Authoritarian Personality: Myth or Mistheorization?

Brown Bag Seminar; Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 31, 2005. [1:07:44]

Roundheads, Whigs, and Decivilization: A Hoppean Analysis of Stuart England

Brown Bag Seminar; Recorded at the Mises Institute on April 28, 2005. [45:00]

Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View

As read by Floy Lilley. Recorded December 18, 2007. [55:35]

My Years With Alan Greenspan

Recorded in Houston Texas; March 4, 2006 [28:15]

An Interview with Friedrich Hayek: Part II

Gary North presents: "An Interview with Friedrich Hayek: Part II"

An Interview with Friedrich Hayek: Part I

Gary North presents: "An Interview with Friedrich Hayek: Part I"

10. The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in Its Growth, Part II (video)

Video Version of Thomas Woods discussing The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in its Growth at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 24th, 2005.

10. The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in Its Growth, Part II

Thomas Woods discusses The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in its Growth, Part II at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 24th, 2005.

09. The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in Its Growth, Part I (video)

Video Version of Thomas Woods discussing The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in its Growth at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 24th, 2005.

09. The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in Its Growth, Part I

Thomas Woods discusses The American Presidency: Critical Episodes in its Growth, Part I at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 24th, 2005.

01. Thomas Jefferson and the Principles of '98 (video)

Video version of Thomas Woods discussing Thomas Jefferson and the Principles of '98 at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 20th, 2005.

01. Thomas Jefferson and the Principles of '98

Thomas Woods discusses Thomas Jefferson and the Principles of '98 at The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective seminar on June 20th, 2005.

02. The Origin and Decline of the Austrian School: Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, and Wieser (video)

Video version of Joseph Salerno discussing The Origin and Decline of the Austrian School: Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, and Wieser at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 6th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.

09. Money and Gold in the 1920s and 1930s: Defending the Rothbardian Position (video)

Joseph Salerno discusses Money and Gold in the 1920s and 1930s: Defending the Rothbardian Position at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 10th, 2005.

09. Money and Gold in the 1920s and 1930s: Defending the Rothbardian Position

Joseph Salerno discusses Money and Gold in the 1920s and 1930s: Defending the Rothbardian Position at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 10th, 2005.

06. Keynes and the 'New Economics' of Fascism (video)

Video version of Joseph Salerno talking about Keynes and the 'New Economics' of Fascism at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 8th, 2005.

06. Keynes and the 'New Economics' of Fascism

Joseph Salerno discusses Keyens and the 'New Economics' of Fascism at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 8th, 2005.  

04. The Theory of Monopoly Price: From Menger to Rothbard (video)

Video version of Joseph Salerno explaining the Theory of Monopoly Price: From Menger to Rothbard at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 7th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.  

04. The Theory of Monopoly Price: From Menger to Rothbard

Joseph Salerno explains the Theory of Monopoly Price: From Menger to Rothbard at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 7th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.  

03. The Revival of the Austrian School: Mises and Rothbard (video)

Video version of Joseph Salerno describing The Revival of the Austrian School: Mises & Rothbard at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 7th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.  

03. The Revival of the Austrian School: Mises and Rothbard

Joseph Salerno describes The Revival of the Austrian School: Mises & Rothbard at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 7th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.  

02. The Origin and Decline of the Austrian School: Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, and Wieser

Joseph Salerno discusses the Origin & Decline of the Austrian School: Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, and Wieser at the Austrian School of Economics: Revisionist History and Contemporary Theory seminar on June 6th, 2005 at the Mises Institute.

History of the Austrian School of Economics

Ludwig M. Lachman presents the History of the Austrian School to the Department of Economics of the University of Colorado, in October 25th, 1977.

History of the Austrian School of Economics: Question and Answer Session

Question and Answer Session with Ludwig M. Lachmann at the Department of Economics of the University of Colorado on October 25th, 1977.

The Market Speaks: A Misesian Perspective on Las Vegas

William Weidner gives the talk "The Market Speaks: A Misesian Perspective on Las Vegas" at the Austrian Economics and Financial Markets Conference in Las Vegas, February 2005.

Ludwig von Mises, Meet Benjamin Graham: Value Investing from an Austrian Point of View

 Chris Leithner presents the talk; "Ludwig von Mises, Meet Benjamin Graham: Value Investing from an Austrian Point of View" at the Austrian Economics and Financial Markets Conference in Las Vegas, February 2005.

The Mises I Knew

Otto von Habsburg gives his biography of Ludwig von Mises; "The Mises I Knew", during The Manifesto of Liberty event, discussing Mises' seminal text, "Human Action" in February 1999.

The Mises and Hayek Critiques of Modern Political State

Erik Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn discusses the Mises & Hayek Critiques of Modern Political State in this November 17th, 1997 Austrian Workshop.

Rothbard's Economics of Taxation: Where the Mainstream Went Wrong

Thomas DiLorenzo discusses Rothbard's Economics of Taxation: Where the Mainstream Went Wrong at The Trouble With Taxation Conference in January 2005.

Thank Goodness for FDR's Tax Cut

Mark Thornton say "Thank Goodness for FDR's Tax Cut" at The Trouble with Taxation Conference in January 2005.

Rothbard on Doing Economic History

Joseph Stromberg discusses Rothbard on Doing Economic History at Mises University 2004.

Murray Rothbard's View on Taxation

Joseph Stromberg talks about Murray Rothbard's View on Taxation at the 2004 Austrian Workshop.

Eugen von Boehm-Bawerk's Critique of Karl Marx

Richard Ebeling explains Eugen von Boehm-Bawerk's Critique of Karl Marx at the Marx and Marxism Conference in 1988.