Also from the FEE Library

The Free Market and its Enemies: Pseudo-Science, Socialism, and Inflation by Ludwig Von Mises
In the summer of 1951, Mises, as he did every year, gave a series of lectures at the Foundation for Economic Education. Bettina Bien Greaves took word for word shorthand notes at those lectures and they are transcribed in this collection. The nine lectures included here cover the foundations of economics, the nature of economics, [...]

The Spirit of Freedom by Burt Folsom
This collection of essays, edited by Burt Folsom, elaborates on the importance of freedom, limited government, and private property throughout American history. These essays are a very useful explanation of how America became the country that it is.

The Mainspring of Human Progress by Henry Grady Weaver
Weaver’s book offers human liberty as the “mainspring of human progress.” The book begins with a series of puzzles about why we are so much better off than our ancestors and then explores why systems lacking liberty haven’t worked. The bulk of the book is an historical look at how the “revolutionary” idea of liberty [...]

Cliches of Socialism Number 15 by R. C. Hoiles
“Competition is fine, but not at the expense of human beings.”

Carl Menger and Early Austrians by Paul Cwik
Professor Paul Cwik’s 2010 PowerPoint presentation “Carl Menger and Early Austrians.”