The 2006 Liberty Editors Conference provided editors and friends of Liberty with a weekend of intellectual stimulation and fun in Las Vegas--and recordings of the spirited proceedings are now available!
Libertarianism and Religion • Jo Ann Skousen, Charles Murray, David Friedman, and Stephen Cox discuss the nuanced and sometimes tempestuous relationship between religion and the freedom movement. (CD A-102, Cassette B-102)
Liberty in Film • In this installment of a beloved, traditional Liberty conference panel, Jo Ann Skousen, Jack Pugsley, Tim Slagle, and Gary Jason talk about why film is important to libertarians, and which films recommend themselves to libertarians. (CD A-103, Cassette B-103)
Ben Franklin (Warts and All) Takes On His Libertarian Critics • Franklin was one of America’s greatest champions of liberty, says Mark Skousen, despite what many libertarians think. (CD A-104, Cassette B-104)
The Best Laid Plans • Randal O’Toole surveys the damage wrought by the imposition of urban planners’ morality on construction, traffic, and transit. (CD A-106, Cassette B-106)
What’s With the Cost of Gas? • Government conspiracy, market forces, or market failure: what really causes changes in consumer gas prices? Mark Skousen, Randal O’Toole, and Bob Beers look for an answer. (CD A-107, Cassette B-107)
Taxes Can Be Cut! • Bob Beers, Jack Pugsley, and Mark Skousen look for ways to cut taxes and keep them low. (CD A-108, Cassette B-108)
Keynote speech • David Friedman discusses how changes in technology will affect government power over the individual — and whether the effect will be for better or worse. (CD only A-109)
How to Reform the Drug Laws • Randy Barnett, Patrick Killen, and David Friedman relate their work on drug-law reform and their ideas for bringing about change. (CD A-110, Cassette B-110)
In Our Hands • Charles Murray describes his controversial plan to replace all wealth-transfer programs with one yearly payment to citizens 21 and over. (CD A-111, Cassette B-111)
Should Libertarians Ally With Conservatives? • Bruce Ramsey, Tim Slagle, Stephen Cox, and David Friedman consider this perennial question. (CD A-112, Cassette B-112)
Libertarians and the Constitution: A Love-Hate Relationship • Randy Barnett tells how the writings of a 19th-century anarchist convinced him the Constitution was illegitimate — and what changed his mind. (CD A-113, Cassette B-113)
The Ideal Communist City • Randal O’Toole compares the means and ends of Communist planning with those of “smart growth.” (CD A-114, Cassette B-114)
Libertarian Comedy • Tim Slagle brings down the house at dinner Saturday evening! (CD A-115, Cassette B-115)
What is the Optimal Size of Government? • Mark Skousen searches for the sweet spot between anarchy and statism. (CD A-116, Cassette B-116)
The Future of Liberty • What are the prospects for freedom? David Friedman, Jack Pugsley, Mark Skousen, Durk Pearson, and Sandy Shaw offer different perspectives in this panel, consistently one of the most popular at our conferences. (CD A-117, Cassette B-117)
Tribute to R.W. Bradford • Friends and family of Liberty’s founding editor share their memories of one of the great men of the libertarian movement. (CD only A-118)
Each item is $7.00, with shipping and handling $3.00 for a single recording, and $5.00 for two or more.
Liberty's editors spoke to standing room only crowds at
our 2004 conference held in conjunction with FreedomFest in Las Vegas. Now you can buy
digital-quality recordings on cassettes or CDs . . .
Liberty: What's Right vs. What Works • Charles Murray, David
Friedman, R.W. Bradford, and David Boaz examine how we argue for
liberty — and why we're really for it. (Cassette 0601A, CD 0601C)
Anarchy vs. Limited Government • The same all-star panel of
David Boaz, Charles Murray, David Friedman, and R.W. Bradford
reinvigorate the debate between radically smaller government and no government at
all. (Cassette 0602A, CD 0602C)
Big Government is Bipartisan: What You Can Do About It • David
Boaz looks at how both parties expand government power and trample on your
rights, and explains how you can fight back. (Cassette 0603A, CD 0603C)
What's Wrong With Libertarianism • R.W. Bradford exposes what's
wrong with libertarianism and with libertarians — from a libertarian point
of view. (Cassette 0604A, CD 0604C)
Isabel Paterson and the Founding of Modern Libertarianism • Stephen
Cox looks at the life and work of the political philosopher who was Ayn
Rand's mentor. (Cassette 0605A, CD 0605C)
The 2004 Election: The Case for Kerry, Bush . . . and None of the Above
• Stephen Cox, R.W. Bradford, David Boaz, Bruce Ramsey, and Doug
Casey offer perspectives more controversial and lively than you'll ever hear
elsewhere. (Cassette 0606A, CD 0606C)
The War in Iraq: Can it Be Justified? • John Hospers, Tim Sandefur,
Bruce Ramsey, and R.W. Bradford try to untangle the confused thinking
that shrouds the war in Iraq. (Cassette 0607A, CD 0607C)
Fighting the FDA and Winning • Sandy Shaw and Durk Pearson
tell how they beat the FDA in their fight for free speech and better health.
(Cassette 0608A, CD 0608C)
Are Americans Freer Today Than They Were 100 Years Ago? • David Boaz,
Durk Pearson, Tim Sandefur, and David Friedman discover that freedom
is a lot more complex than how much we are taxed. (Cassette 0609A, CD 0609C)
Why Drugs Haven't Been Legalized • Alan Bock, David Friedman, R.W.
Bradford and Andy von Sonn explore why, with all the evidence that
marijuana is substantially less harmful than alcohol and that its criminalization
does almost incalculable harm, possession of marijuana is still a criminal
offense. (Cassette 0610A, CD 0610C)
Ayn Rand's Novels and the Critics • Many fans of Ayn Rand think
her books were mostly ignored by reviewers. Not so, David Boaz discovers.
(Cassette 0611A, CD 0611C)
Liberty in Film • Jo Ann Skousen, Doug Casey, Stephen Cox, R.W.
Bradford, and John Hospers explore what makes a good libertarian film,
and offer a few of their favorites, including some very surprising choices.
(Cassette 0612A, CD 0612C)
Garet Garrett and the Old Right Vision of Empire • Bruce Ramsey
takes a close look at a dynamic critic of the New Deal and the rise of the
American Empire. (Cassette 0613A, CD 0613C)
Each item is $7.00, with the complete set on cassette or CD available for $89.95. Shipping and handling $3.00 for a single recording, and $5.00 for two or more.
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