The Road to Liberty
Gene Callahan presents the Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture at the 2003 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Recent Podcast Episodes
The National Security State
The warfare state does not want peace, it wants war. Conducting a permanent war requires three things. There must be an underlying convincing belief that the war is worthwhile. Some interest groups need to stand to gain money or power. And, crises need to provoke reliable and ongoing responses. World peace is not desirable.
The History of Taxation
Charles Adams is a rare tax historian who leads us back to Greeks and Romans and the history of liberty. The Battle of Marathon was critical for Greek civilization to seize control of Western Civilization. The Greeks had no direct taxation, just indirect. This is what fostered liberty.
Austrian Theories of Interest
Robert Murphy explains the process of setting interest rates in a free economy. Recorded on 25 June 2003.
The Case Against Neo-Protectionism
Presented at the Mises Institute on 18 November 2003. Includes a Question and Answer session.
Natural Rights
Natural law does not depend directly on God’s will. Natural law goes back to at least the scholastics and perhaps Thomas Aquinas. Modern Natural Rights theory began in 1625. Modern theory recognizes the institution the state. Natural law is thought to produce inalienable natural rights. They speak to the dignity of the individual and life and property. The close connection between liberty and property is part of this tradition.
