Social Issues

Douglas E. French | Bank Failures in a Keynesian World

  Presented by Douglas E. French at “The Failure of the Keynesian State,” the Mises Circle in Houston, sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis. Recorded Saturday, 23 January 2010. Includes a welcome and introductory remarks.

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In response to left wing misinformational fearmongering

  If you surf the net at all you have probably come across some article somewhere stating fearmongering information about libertarianism being what is now known as “The Tea Partiers.” This is complete BS, and, totally untrue to any real extent. Truth is “The Tea Party,” is not libertarian even if some attendies might profess [...]

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Sharon Harris | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand

  Sharon Harris is the President of Advocates for Self-Government, an activist organization providing tools and tips for spreading the message of liberty. You can visit its website at www.self-gov.org.   The enemies of freedom have always maligned the free market. They have perpetuated myths like “dog-eat-dog capitalism,” “survival of the fittest,” “the law of [...]

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Thomas E Woods Jr. | Keynesian Predictions vs. American History

  Presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. at “The Failure of the Keynesian State,” the Mises Circle in Houston, sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis. Recorded Saturday, 23 January 2010. Includes introductory remarks by Mises Institute president Douglas E. French.

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Thomas Sowell | Basic Economics

  Thomas Sowell has studied and taught economics, intellectual history, and social policy at institutions that include Cornell University, UCLA, and Amherst College. Now a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Sowell has published more than a dozen books, the latest of which is a revised and updated edition of his classic volume, Basic Economics. [...]

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Jordan Owen | Deconstructing “Dreamworlds” by Sut Jhally

 

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Thomas E. Woods Jr. | The Calamity of Anti-Capitalism in American History

  Lecture presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s “Capitalism the Creator: The Mises Circle in Seattle” seminar. Sponsored by Curt and Allora Doolittle. Recorded May 17, 2008. http://mises.org The Mises Circle goes to Seattle to address contemporary issues in liberty, and the role of capitalism as the main force [...]

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Thomas E. Woods Jr. | Applying Economics to American History

    Presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. at the “Economics for High School Students” seminar. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; 20 November 2009. Sponsored by Jeremy S. Davis.

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Penn Jillette on Capitalism, Magic and Morality

    Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/nDrjMd Tweet: http://bit.ly/oahKI1 Hear the full interview: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/lying-service-truth Penn Jillette, H.L. Mencken research fellow at the Cato Institute, is the louder, bigger half of the magic/comedy team Penn & Teller. He and Teller co-host a series on Showtime that looks to debunk junk science, scares and scams with reason and [...]

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Penn Jillette | Why I Am A Libertarian

  Penn Jillette (@pennjillette) is a magician and entertainer known for being half of the comedy duo Penn & Teller. Why are YOU a libertarian? Tell us in the comments below or on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Libertarianism.org/). Video produced by Evan Banks, Austin Bragg, and Caleb Brown. Watch the other part of this interview at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nOgdc5JmYM

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