U.S. History

Civilian and the Military

Tags: Introductory, Media and Culture, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Arthur A. Ekirch Jr.

Do you have doubts about American wars abroad? Do you worry about their cost, the drain in American resources, the resentments they foster abroad, the death and destruction they bring on all sides? Do you have a sense that these are not truly...

Delusions of Power

Tags: Introductory, Big Government, Taxes and Spending, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Robert Higgs

Taking a close look at the dense fabric that our government weaves between war, state power, and economics, this collection of essays reveals the growing authority—and corruption—of the American state. Covering topics from the Lyndon Johnson...

Organizing Entrepreneurial Judgment

Tags: Introductory, The Entrepreneur, U.S. History

01/11/2016 • Nicolai J. Foss • Peter G. Klein

Now entrepreneurship classes are all the rage. While in real life government strangles businesses large and small everyday, the academic community has finally woken up to what creates wealth—entrepreneurial activity. This is a positive sign. And...

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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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...

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...

Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation

Tags: Introductory, U.S. Economy, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Mark Thornton • Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.

What caused the war? Why did the Union defeat the Confederacy? What were the consequences of the War? The premise of the book is that historians have a comparative advantage in describing such events, but economists have the tools to help...

Resurgence of the Warfare State: The Crisis Since 9/11

Tags: Introductory, Big Government, Media and Culture, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

01/11/2016 • Robert Higgs

At least since World War I, Austrians have pointed to the relationship between warmongering and the decline of economic liberty. In our times, Robert Higgs is the most articulate and learned upholder of the position that free markets require...

How Capitalism Saved America

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

01/11/2016 • Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Thomas DiLorenzo has a marvelous analytical talent and a knack for drawing the reader’s attention to the material that matters. His new book employs this talent in defense of the whole history of free enterprise in America. How long have we...

31. Epilogue

Tags: U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

12/30/2015 • Percy L. Greaves, Jr.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros. This audio book is made available through the generosity of Mr. Tyler Folger.