1. The Civil War and Its Legacy - a podcast by Murray N. Rothbard

How does government intervene in the economy? What are the consequences? What are the motivations behind passing these interventions? The lives of the people involved explain why they do these things. Rothbard delves into the religious views of the leaders in American history to understand motivations. Schools, drink, and Sabbath laws were the focus of Yankees in Northern states for ninety years.

Lecture 1 of 13 presented in Fall of 1986 at the New York Polytechnic University.

The full series:

The Civil War and Its LegacyThe Railroading of the American People The Decline of Laissez-FaireThe Rise and Fall of MonopoliesPietism and the Power BrokersTariffs, Inflation, Anti-Trust and CartelsTheodore Roosevelt: Master ReformerRegulation and Public UtilitiesThe Progressive Era?Cartelization of Banking: The FedWoodrow Wilson and World War IThe Great CooperationPolitics and the Power Elite

Further episodes of The American Economy and the End of Laissez-Faire: 1870 to World War II

Further podcasts by Murray N. Rothbard

Website of Murray N. Rothbard