Society Without the State

The Case for Optimism

Jeff Deist — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

The state seems more powerful than ever, but the state is both economically and intellectually unsustainable. We’re already witnessing a breakdown in the state’s legitimacy and power, and we should be optimistic about seeing more of this in the future.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.

Thinkers Who Challenged the State

David Gordon — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

David Gordon discusses some important thinkers and books. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.

Against the State

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

Lew Rockwell articulates some important points for today's growing anarcho-capitalist movement. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.

The Natural Law as a Restraint Against Tyranny

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

Judge Napolitano discusses ways in which the state fails to protect people's life, liberty, and property. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.

Freedom Doesn't Come From Government

Ron Paul — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

Ron Paul explains how state intervention destroys civil society, and how free markets offer better solutions. Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.

Speaker Panel: Question and Answer Period

Mises Institute — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600

Featuring Ron Paul, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, and David Gordon.

The speakers answer audience questions on topics of a stateless society, such as private defense, privately produced money, the role of markets, and how stateless legal systems would work.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Costa Mesa, California, 8 November 2014.