Robert Higgs, editor of The Independent Review, is the author of the book Crisis and Leviathan, a survey of the episodic growth of the federal government in periods of war and economic crisis.
The Police State
Disarming the Populace
Interviewed by host Paul Molloy, Mark Thornton discusses gun control and freedom, and also the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine.
The Pope, the Constitution, and Economics 101
The Lou Church Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Lou Church Foundation.
The NSA’s System of Secret Law
How the NSA Made Your Legal Defense Illegal
The U.S government has deemed all evidence of spying to be Top Secret, and maintains it’s illegal for you to know about it or use it in court.
FISA, the NSA, and America’s Secret Court System
Surveillance programs by a secret court violates the requirement for “due process of law.”
Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Courts
Not only are the NSA’s activities being scrutinized, but the court system of secret judicial rulings is being subjected to the light of day.
Mussolini’s Idea of the State and Its American Defenders
The fascist speaks of the Nation with a religious reverence. Just listen to Obama and Hillary.
Question and Answer Period
Recorded at the Mises Circle Southwest Regional in Houston, 18 January 2014. Featuring Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Tom Woods, and Jeff Deist.