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October’s offering is Murray Rothbard’s Wall Street, Banks, and Foreign Policy, in which Rothbard applies razor-sharp elite theory to the twentieth century. In the words of Justin Raimondo, “What we have here is a sweeping and compressed history of 20th-century politics from a power elite point of view.”
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Get your free copy of this month’s free book, Murray Rothbard’s The Origins of the Federal Reserve.
To further celebrate the Year of Rothbard, the Mises Institute will give away a different Rothbard book each month through December 31. This month’s book is Rothbard’s The Origins of the Federal Reserve.
We’re told that the Federal Reserve was created as a solution to the chronic bank panic problem of the nineteenth century. Bank loans to farmers and businesses were issued on top of a fractionally reserved base of gold and silver, which meant that any business slump or bad harvest resulted in a cascade of defaults, depositor panic, and bank failures.
The problem was that the currency was too “inelastic.” If only the money supply could expand and contract with “the needs of trade,” then it would be smooth sailing for financial markets and the macroeconomy.
Thankfully Congress and President Woodrow Wilson took courageous action to stabilize the banking system and provide a national currency that could expand as needed to stave off panics and slumps. And, as everyone knows, since the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the US economy has been on an even keel, with no more financial panics, business cycles, or economic depressions.
Murray Rothbard smashes this myth in The Origins of the Federal Reserve. Throughout July, the Mises Institute will give away copies of this important book to anyone and everyone.
July 31 is the deadline to get your free copy of The Origins of the Federal Reserve—up to five copies per order, one order per person—to share with friends and family. And be on the lookout for our next Rothbard giveaway book on August 1.
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“There is one good thing about Marx: He was not a Keynesian.”
—Murray N. Rothbard
We're elebrating the Year of Rothbard by giving away free books all year!
This month’s featured Rothbard book is Keynes the Man.
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To celebrate The Year of Rothbard, we're giving away some of his most radicalizing and influential books. Get your copy of our June offering, Keynes the Man, before June 30.
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The @mises institute is giving away free physical copies of "The Anatomy of the State" to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dr. Murray Rothbard. store.mises.org/anatomy-of-t…
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This book, by @PerBylund, is a masterpiece. It boils the basics of economics down to less than 150 pages in a comprehensible and intuitive way. The perfect introduction for getting into the science. Read it, and when you are done, then give to your family, your neighbor and your pet!
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You can now get a free copy of Anatomy of the State for the next 100 days, as we continue to celebrate the Year of Rothbard!
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“The greatest danger to the State is
independent intellectual criticism.”
—Murray N. Rothbard
To further celebrate the Year of Rothbard, we’re offering some of Murray's most influential books for 100 days—for free. Request additional copies—limit 5—to share with friends and family.
The first offering is Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State. This is arguably the most radicalizing influence of all his books. It’s an easy read but cuts like a knife, dissecting myths about the state and exposing its inherent chaos and violence. Once you read it, you never think about the government the same way again.
We’re preparing for the release of Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist, an intellectual biography of Rothbard by Professors Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman, by giving away his most devastating critique of the state.
Rothbard starts by dispelling the idea that “we” are the government. This rhetorical diversion is used to convince the public that the state’s actions are merely an extension of the population’s wants and needs. But this is not the case, because if there were unanimity regarding an action, then state violence would not be necessary to carry it out. Even if a majority of the citizenry approves of expropriating a minority, it remains wrongful and involuntary expropriation.
The state, then, according to Rothbard, is “that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion.”
The state flourishes via predation and expropriation. But no population would tolerate blatant and widespread theft. Thus, the state relies on intellectuals to persuade the public that the state’s crimes are not crimes and that the state not only is necessary but is a kind and benevolent institution. Rothbard notes that in modern times, these state intellectuals employ a scientific and technocratic mystique. Questioning the state means questioning the “experts”!
This is what led Rothbard to the conclusion quoted above: “The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” Liberty requires breaking free from the state’s propaganda. Reading Anatomy of the State has helped many people do just that.
Get your free copies today before May 25. And look for our next book offering on May 26
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“The greatest danger to the State is
independent intellectual criticism.”
—Murray N. Rothbard
To further celebrate the Year of Rothbard, we’re offering some of Murray's most influential books for 100 days—for free. Request additional copies—limit 5—to share with friends and family.
The first offering is Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State. This is arguably the most radicalizing influence of all his books. It’s an easy read but cuts like a knife, dissecting myths about the state and exposing its inherent chaos and violence. Once you read it, you never think about the government the same way again.
We’re preparing for the release of Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist, an intellectual biography of Rothbard by Professors Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman, by giving away his most devastating critique of the state.
Rothbard starts by dispelling the idea that “we” are the government. This rhetorical diversion is used to convince the public that the state’s actions are merely an extension of the population’s wants and needs. But this is not the case, because if there were unanimity regarding an action, then state violence would not be necessary to carry it out. Even if a majority of the citizenry approves of expropriating a minority, it remains wrongful and involuntary expropriation.
The state, then, according to Rothbard, is “that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion.”
The state flourishes via predation and expropriation. But no population would tolerate blatant and widespread theft. Thus, the state relies on intellectuals to persuade the public that the state’s crimes are not crimes and that the state not only is necessary but is a kind and benevolent institution. Rothbard notes that in modern times, these state intellectuals employ a scientific and technocratic mystique. Questioning the state means questioning the “experts”!
This is what led Rothbard to the conclusion quoted above: “The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” Liberty requires breaking free from the state’s propaganda. Reading Anatomy of the State has helped many people do just that.
Get your free copies today before May 25. And look for our next book offering on May 26
mises.org/state?utm_source=M…
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In 1849, a French economist asked a question nobody had dared ask: if free markets produce better food, better clothing, and better housing—why not better security? Gustave de Molinari's answer changed everything. Free audiobook: soundcloud.com/misesmedia/se…
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As his career was coming to a close, Mises saw that that fiercest battles over economic questions come down to issues of epistemology: how do we determine what is and what is not true in economics? How do we even know that economics is a valid science? What are the methods we should use in studying economics? What constitutes a true proposition and how do we know? In The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, he argues true economic propositions are grounded in the apriori. To learn more, grab a copy here at the Mises Bookstore: store.mises.org/Ultimate-Fou…
