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Classical Economics

Classical Economics is a free lecture series (25 recordings, 21.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.

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  1. 01

    1. J.B. Say: The French Tradition in Smithian Clothing 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:02:00 · 14.3 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    History of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtBiographies

    Read the transcript 7,225 words

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  2. 02

    1. J.B. Say: The French Tradition in Smithian Clothing (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 55:28 · 12.8 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    History of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtBiographies

    Read the transcript 7,049 words

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  3. 03

    2. Jeremy Bentham: The Utilitarian as Big Brother 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 46:24 · 10.7 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 5,719 words

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  4. 04

    2. Jeremy Bentham: The Utilitarian as Big Brother (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 26:17 · 6.1 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 3,239 words

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    3. James Mill, Ricardo, and the Ricardian System 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 40:40 · 9.4 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,902 words

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  6. 06

    3. James Mill, Ricardo, and the Ricardian System (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:11:57 · 16.6 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 8,701 words

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  7. 07

    4. The Decline of the Ricardian System, 1820-48 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 39:48 · 9.2 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,765 words

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    4. The Decline of the Ricardian System, 1820-48 (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 58:33 · 13.5 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,914 words

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  9. 09

    5. Monetary and Banking Thought, I: The Early Bullionist Controversy 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 40:32 · 9.4 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,969 words

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    5. Monetary and Banking Thought, I: The Early Bullionist Controversy (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 36:45 · 8.5 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,516 words

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    6. Monetary and Banking Thought, II: The Bullion Report and the Return to Gold 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:09:25 · 16.0 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtMoney and BanksWorld History

    Read the transcript 8,406 words

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    6. Monetary and Banking Thought, II: The Bullion Report and the Return to Gold (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 44:42 · 10.3 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtMoney and BanksWorld History

    Read the transcript 5,137 words

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    7. Monetary and Banking Thought, III: The Struggle Over the Currency School 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 59:18 · 13.7 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 7,391 words

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    7. Monetary and Banking Thought, III: The Struggle Over the Currency School (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 56:27 · 13.0 MB · Recorded 25 June 2010

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,887 words

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  15. 15

    8. John Stuart Mill and the Reimposition of Ricardian Economics 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:08:21 · 15.7 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Money and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 8,005 words

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  16. 16

    9. Roots of Marxism: Messianic Communism 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 51:22 · 11.9 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtPolitical TheoryWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,170 words

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  17. 17

    10. Marx's Vision of Communism 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 25:33 · 5.9 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 2,895 words

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    10. Marx's Vision of Communism (continued) 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:06:52 · 15.4 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 7,823 words

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    11. Alienation, Unity, and the Dialectic 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:09:34 · 16.0 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 8,224 words

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    12. The Marxian System, I: Historical Materialism and the Class Struggle 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 56:29 · 13.0 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,748 words

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    12. The Marxian System, I: Historical Materialism and the Class Struggle (continued) 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:07:50 · 15.6 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

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    Read the transcript 8,312 words

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    13. The Marxian System, II: The Economics of Capitalism and its Inevitable Demise 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 53:24 · 12.3 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtBooms and BustsWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,765 words

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    13. The Marxian System, II: The Economics of Capitalism and its Inevitable Demise (continued) 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 43:37 · 10.1 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Other Schools of ThoughtBooms and BustsWorld History

    Read the transcript 5,180 words

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    14. After Mill: Bastiat and the French laissez-faire Tradition 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 58:06 · 13.4 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 6,766 words

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    14. After Mill: Bastiat and the French laissez-faire Tradition (continued) 2011

    Murray N. Rothbard · 38:21 · 8.9 MB · Recorded 25 March 2011

    Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History

    Read the transcript 4,580 words

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Murray N. Rothbard.

Recording dates and topics for 25 of these 25 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Classical Economics, checked 2026-07-23.

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Is Classical Economics free to listen to?
Yes. All 25 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Classical Economics?
25 recordings, 21.8 hours in total.
When was Classical Economics recorded?
2010–2011, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Classical Economics?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 157,288 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.