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Lecture series · recorded 2006

Liberty and American Civilization

Liberty and American Civilization is a free lecture series (20 recordings, 22.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyLegal SystemThe FedTaxes and SpendingCorporate WelfareBooms and Busts

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  1. 01

    Lincoln's Tariff War 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:35:03 · 21.8 MB · Recorded 5 June 2006

    U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

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  2. 02

    Lincoln's Tariff War (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:37:36 · 134 MB

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  3. 03

    Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of Mercantilism in America 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 51:55 · 11.9 MB · Recorded 6 June 2006

    InterventionismU.S. History

    Read the transcript 7,652 words

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  4. 04

    Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of Mercantilism in America (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 53:36 · 72.2 MB

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  5. 05

    Lincoln vs. the Constitution 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:34:35 · 21.7 MB · Recorded 6 June 2006

    Legal SystemU.S. History

    Read the transcript 14,109 words

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  6. 06

    Lincoln vs. the Constitution (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:35:19 · 131 MB

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  7. 07

    The Classical Liberal States' Rights Tradition 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 56:41 · 13.0 MB · Recorded 7 June 2006

    Political TheoryU.S. History

    Read the transcript 8,194 words

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  8. 08

    The Classical Liberal States' Rights Tradition (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 57:26 · 65.5 MB

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  9. 09

    The Revolution of 1913 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:18:56 · 18.1 MB · Recorded 7 June 2006

    The FedTaxes and SpendingU.S. History

    Read the transcript 11,797 words

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  10. 10

    The Revolution of 1913 (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:19:39 · 111 MB

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  11. 11

    Protectionist Origins of Antitrust 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 59:45 · 13.7 MB · Recorded 8 June 2006

    InterventionismCorporate WelfareU.S. History

    Read the transcript 9,003 words

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  12. 12

    Protectionist Origins of Antitrust (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:00:30 · 82.0 MB

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  13. 13

    The Myth of Natural Monopoly 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:06:14 · 15.2 MB · Recorded 8 June 2006

    InterventionismCorporate WelfareU.S. History

    Read the transcript 9,910 words

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  14. 14

    The Myth of Natural Monopoly (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:06:58 · 90.3 MB

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  15. 15

    Labor Market Superstitions 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:13:03 · 16.8 MB · Recorded 9 June 2006

    InterventionismU.S. History

    Read the transcript 10,812 words

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  16. 16

    Labor Market Superstitions (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:13:47 · 101 MB

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  17. 17

    The Truth about the Great Depression 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:04:31 · 14.8 MB · Recorded 9 June 2006

    Booms and BustsU.S. History

    Read the transcript 9,119 words

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  18. 18

    The Truth about the Great Depression (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 1:05:16 · 86.8 MB

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  19. 19

    Is Voluntary Government Possible? 2006

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 37:44 · 8.7 MB · Recorded 10 June 2006

    Political TheoryU.S. History

    Read the transcript 5,158 words

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  20. 20

    Is Voluntary Government Possible? (video)

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 38:31 · 51.3 MB

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People in this series

Speakers

Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

Recording dates and topics for 10 of these 20 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Liberty and American Civilization, checked 2026-07-23.

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Is Liberty and American Civilization free to listen to?
Yes. All 20 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Liberty and American Civilization?
20 recordings, 22.8 hours in total.
Who lectures in Liberty and American Civilization?
Thomas J. DiLorenzo.
When was Liberty and American Civilization recorded?
2006, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Liberty and American Civilization?
Yes. 10 of the 20 mirrored recordings have one, 99,914 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.