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author: Murray-N-Rothbard: 119 records

About Murray N. Rothbard

1926 - 1995

Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) was dean of the Austrian School. He was an economist, economic historian, and libertarian political philosopher.

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The Pre-Austrians

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 8/3/2010

The third in a series of six lectures on the History of Economic Thought. [1:11:55]...
The Production of Security

Gustave de Molinari Updated 6/27/2011

The introduction to this stunning work is by Murray Rothbard, who calls French radical Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912) the great innovator in the market provision of security. Indeed, he might be regarded as the first proponent of what is called anar...
"The Spooner-Tucker Doctrine: An Economist's View"

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 1/15/2007

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The Present State of Austrian Economics

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 5/12/2010

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The Essential von Mises

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 7/26/2011

A year following the death of Ludwig von MIses, Murray Rothbard wrote the book designed to inspire a new generation to take up the Misesian cause in economic theory and political action. His task was to provide an overview of Mises's writings and...
The Betrayal of the American Right

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 3/23/2011

This remarkable piece of history will change the way you look at American politics. It shows that the corruption of American "conservatism" began long before George W. Bush ballooned the budget and asserted dictatorial rights over the count...
The Case Against the Fed

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 5/14/2010

The most powerful case against the American central bank ever written. This work begins with a mini-treatment of money and banking theory, and then plunges right in with the real history of the Federal Reserve System. Rothbard covers the struggle bet...
The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 5/11/2010

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The Irrepressible Rothbard

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 9/26/2011

Summing up the work of libertarian economist and historian Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) and noting its stunning range, philosopher David Gordon once wondered "if there are really three, four, or five geniuses writing under his na...
The Origins of the Federal Reserve

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 9/6/2011

Where did this thing called the Fed come from? Murray Rothbard has the answer here -- in phenomenal detail that will make your head spin. In one extended essay, one that reads like a detective story, he has put together the most comprehensive and fas...
Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 9/24/2012

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"Uneasy Case for Degressive Taxation: A Critique of Blum and Kalven, The"

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 1/15/2007

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Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 11/3/2011

This fiery monograph shows a side of Murray Rothbard not seen in his theoretical treatise: his ability to employ "power elite" analysis to understand the relationship between money, power, and war. Rather than allow the left to dominate...
War Collectivism

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 5/24/2012

War Collectivism: Power, Business, and the Intellectual Class in World War I More than any other single period, World War I was the critical watershed for the American business system. It was a "war collectivism," a totally planned ec...
War Collectivism in World War I

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 4/20/2010

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War, Peace, and the State

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 4/8/2011

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What Has Government Done to Our Money?

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 4/16/2013

When this gem first appeared in 1963, it took the form of a small paperback designed for mass distribution. We've conjured up that spirit again with this special edition of Rothbard's primer on money and government. Innumerable economists,...
"World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals"

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 1/15/2007

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"World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals"

Murray N. Rothbard Updated 1/15/2007

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