Good Morning, As a way to educate myself, and fellow members of my recently initiated Libertarian Society, I plan to recommend various books, websites and videos. [Books] • For a New Liberty, by Murray N. Rothbard • The Ethics of Liberty, by Murray N. Rothbard • Speaking of Liberty, by Lew Rockwell • The Road to Serfdom, by Friedrich von Hayek [Websites] • http://mises.org/ • http://lewrockwell.com/ • http://economics.org.au/ • http://la.org.au/ [Videos] • Free To Choose, a BBC Series hosted by Milton Friedman Could you please help me refine my list, particularly the [Videos] section? Thank you, Samuel Marks Degree: Bachelor of Information Technology Emphasis: Majoring in Software Technology Political Philosophy: Libertarian Laissez-faire Anarcho-Capitalism School of Thought: Austrian
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I always recommend the videos of Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue's show to people who are being newly introduced to libertarianism. They're on YouTube.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/73426.html Makes a great primer!
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it" - Thomas Jefferson.
Hi Samuel,
Videos were an essential tool for me in learning about Austrian theory and Libertarian ethics. I've listed a bunch of links to great YouTube videos below.
But first I thought I'd make a few other suggestions:
I think the inclusion of the 'Free To Choose' series can be a good starting point for those who are unconvinced of the general case for free markets ( I own the video series and the book), but Friedman's inconsistencies on applying free-market principles to money and banking were troubling for me (this is actually what lead me to discover the Mises Institute). Consequently, Friedman's explanation of the Great Depression in 'Free To Choose' is way off-target. For me, the answers to the money and banking problems were easily explained in What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray Rothbard. For those concerned with understanding the recent financial-crisis, Meltdown by Tom Woods is excellent.
Videos:
"George Ought to Help" is a great little video. Extremely slick, and thought provoking. Asks the viewer a few questions on the morality of using the State as a means to helping others. Finishes by inviting the viewer to do a websearch on terms like "voluntaryism" "libertarianism" and "stateless society".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMQZEIXBMs