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History of Liberty

History of Liberty is a free lecture series (27 recordings, 24 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 13 speakers.

26 of 27 lectures mirrored; the rest are still syncing.

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01

Historians, the State and Liberty

Robert Higgs · 1:10:57 · 12.2 MB

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02

Rise of the West

Ralph Raico · 1:05:01 · 11.2 MB

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03

Origins of Science in the Age of Faith

Thomas Lessl · 58:13 · 10.0 MB

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04

The Rise of the Nation-State

Donald W. Livingston · 1:02:36 · 10.7 MB

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05

Puritan Revolution and Republicanism

Joseph R. Stromberg · 46:31 · 8.0 MB

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06

Natural Rights

Luigi Marco Bassani · 42:08 · 7.2 MB

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07

Colonial America and the American Revolution

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 54:26 · 9.3 MB

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08

The US Constitution

Donald W. Livingston · 49:10 · 8.4 MB

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09

Classical Liberal Historians

Ralph Raico · 1:05:36 · 11.3 MB

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10

Anti-Federalist Traditions until the Civil War

Luigi Marco Bassani · 57:58 · 10.0 MB

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11

Southern Secession and Reconstruction

Donald W. Livingston · 1:00:15 · 10.3 MB

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12

The Progressive Era

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 45:23 · 7.8 MB

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13

The Rise of the American Empire

Joseph R. Stromberg · 55:40 · 9.6 MB

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14

Bolshevism and Democratic Socialism

Paul Gottfried · 55:25 · 9.5 MB

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15

Theory and History

Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 41:59 · 7.2 MB

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16

The New Deal

Robert Higgs · 57:17 · 9.8 MB

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17

The History of Taxation

Charles Adams · 50:13 · 8.6 MB

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18

Stalinism, National Socialism and Fascism

Paul Gottfried · 58:44 · 10.1 MB

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19

Origins of War: Civil War and World War I

John V. Denson · 56:38 · 9.7 MB

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20

Civil Rights and Statism

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 55:45 · 9.6 MB

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21

Great Society and the Republican Welfare State

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 58:26 · 10.0 MB

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22

The National Security State

Robert Higgs · 58:27 · 10.0 MB

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23

Historians and the Welfare-Warfare State

Joseph R. Stromberg · 57:57 · 10.0 MB

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24

The Role of the Intellectuals

Ralph Raico · 55:46 · 9.6 MB

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25

Intellectual Origins of Natural Rights

Luigi Marco Bassani · 41:05 · 7.1 MB

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26

Theory and History

David Gordon · 58:36 · 13.4 MB

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27

"The Child Labor Amendment Debate of the 1920s"

William Kaufmann

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Speakers

Charles Adams, David Gordon, Donald W. Livingston, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, John V. Denson, Joseph R. Stromberg, Luigi Marco Bassani, Paul Gottfried, Ralph Raico, Robert Higgs, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Thomas Lessl, William Kaufmann.

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About this series

Is History of Liberty free to listen to?: Yes. All 26 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is History of Liberty?: 27 recordings, 24 hours in total.
Who lectures in History of Liberty?: Charles Adams, David Gordon, Donald W. Livingston, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and 9 others.
Is there a transcript of History of Liberty?: Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 195,810 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.