World History

“Ownership of Property” by Robert LeFevre. 

“How Do You Know For Sure?” by Robert LeFevre

“Origins of Socialist Thought” by Robert LeFevre.

“Obligation and Responsibility” by Robert LeFevre.

“The Fascists and Fabians” by Robert LeFevre.

“The Declaration of Independence” by Robert LeFevre.

Recorded at Mises University 2005.

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.

The Progressive Era covered the turn of the 19th-20th centuries until about WWI. It delivered such delights as the Federal Reserve. Accelerated statism with a philosophical veneer favored experts on boards making economic decisions efficiently. This era birthed the regulatory state.

Recorded at Mises University 2003.