Political Theory

Presented at the Mises Institute’s first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.

Recorded at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama; 5-6 February 1999.

Paul Krugman, e.g., in The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (Norton, 2008) says "there will have to be an assertion of more government control — in effect, it will come closer to a full temporary nationalization of a significant part of the financial system."

Rather than accept either administrative law or legislation, Leoni calls for a return to the ancient traditions and principles of "judge-made law" as a method of limiting the State and insuring liberty.

We must become the intellectual dissidents of our time, rejecting the demands for statism that come from the Left and Right.

1996 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, San Francisco, California; February 9-10, 1996.

1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.

1996 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, San Francisco, California; February 9-10, 1996.

1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.

1998 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Palm Springs, California; February 27-28, 1998.