diff --git a/Open.md b/Open.md index 2a87e2b..30ffc46 100644 --- a/Open.md +++ b/Open.md @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ - [ ] Conseguir contrato prestamo my investor - [ ] Añadir gente a `gente.md` -- [ ] Revisar paquete maestrazgo -- [ ] Convocar reunion de accionistas lombra - Describir idea simulator con Beancount diff --git a/finance/2024_rebalancing_estimates.ods b/finance/2024_rebalancing_estimates.ods index ddc5430..24c5f63 100644 Binary files a/finance/2024_rebalancing_estimates.ods and b/finance/2024_rebalancing_estimates.ods differ diff --git a/interesting/calculating_empires.md b/interesting/calculating_empires.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..33b07cd --- /dev/null +++ b/interesting/calculating_empires.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Calculating Empires + +https://calculatingempires.net + +A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500 + +A wonderful web visualizer of the evolution of technology across a lot of domains between 1500 and today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/interesting/libertarian_books_repo.md b/interesting/libertarian_books_repo.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b3699a --- /dev/null +++ b/interesting/libertarian_books_repo.md @@ -0,0 +1,552 @@ +# Libertarian books + +An awesome-style github repo with a massive list of libertarian books and articles. + +https://github.com/marcodpt/awesome-libertarianism?tab=readme-ov-file + +I'm copying below the raw file in case they take it down some day. + +--- + +# Awesome Libertarianism [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) + +> Curated list of awesome books and authors on libertarianism, anarcho-capitalism and austrian school of economics. + +## Awesome Books +| Name | Author | Goodreads Rating | Year Published | #Pages | +|------|--------|------------------|----------------|--------| +|[Economic Policy, Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow](https://mises.org/library/economic-policy-thoughts-today-and-tomorrow)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822167.Economic_Policy)|1979|107| +|[The Law](https://mises.org/library/law)|[Frédéric Bastiat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bastiat)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1609224.The_Law)|1849|61| +|[The Anatomy of the State](https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6613404-anatomy-of-the-state)|1974|55| +|[What Has Government Done to Our Money?](https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42621506-what-has-government-done-to-our-money)|1963|112| +|[The origin of money](https://mises.org/library/origins-money-0)|[Carl Menger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8048252-the-origins-of-money)|1892|52| +|[The Production of Security](https://mises.org/library/production-security-0)|[Gustave de Molinari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_de_Molinari)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090716-the-production-of-security)|1849|62| +|[No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority](https://mises.org/library/no-treason-constitution-no-authority-audio)|[Lysander Spooner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander_Spooner)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2090559.No_Treason)|1867|94| +|[Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth](https://mises.org/library/economic-calculation-socialist-commonwealth)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1714576.Economic_Calculation_in_the_Socialist_Commonwealth)|1920|45| +|[Atlas Shrugged](https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451191145)|[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand)|[3.7](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/662.Atlas_Shrugged)|1957|1168| +|[The Fountainhead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountainhead)|[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2122.The_Fountainhead)|1943|753| +|[Anthem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella))|[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand)|[3.6](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/667.Anthem)|1938|105| +|[Man, Economy, and State, with Power and Market](https://mises.org/library/man-economy-and-state-power-and-market)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.5](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81978.Man_Economy_and_State_Power_and_Market)|1962|1369| +|[Human Action](https://mises.org/library/human-action-0)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81912.Human_Action)|1949|881| +|[Principles of Economics](https://mises.org/library/principles-economics)|[Carl Menger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/746104.Principles_of_Economics)|1871|285| +|[For a New Liberty](https://mises.org/library/new-liberty-libertarian-manifesto)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1268994.For_a_New_Liberty)|1973|327| +|[The Great Fiction](https://mises.org/library/great-fiction)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15978654-the-great-fiction)|2012|456| +|[An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (vol 1 Before Adam Smith)](https://mises.org/library/austrian-perspective-history-economic-thought)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9038307-an-austrian-perspective-on-the-history-of-economic-thought)|1995|731| +|[An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (vol 2 Classical Economics)](https://mises.org/library/austrian-perspective-history-economic-thought)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1995190.Classical_Economics)|1995|505| +|[A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism](https://mises.org/library/theory-socialism-and-capitalism-0)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168857.A_Theory_of_Socialism_and_Capitalism)|1988|262| +|[Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles](https://mises.org/library/money-bank-credit-and-economic-cycles)|[Jesús Huerta de Soto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Huerta_de_Soto)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54388.Money_Bank_Credit_and_Economic_Cycles)|2006|812| +|[Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis](https://mises.org/library/socialism-economic-and-sociological-analysis)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154244.Socialism)|1922|589| +|[Socialism, Economic Calculation and Entrepreneurship](https://www.jesushuertadesoto.com/books/books-in-english/socialism-economic-calculation-and-entrepreneurship/)|[Jesús Huerta de Soto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Huerta_de_Soto)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/10756326-socialism-economic-calculation-and-entrepreneurship)|1992|374| +|[Theory and History](https://mises.org/library/theory-and-history-interpretation-social-and-economic-evolution)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2714609-theory-and-history)|1957|379| +|[The Economics and Ethics of Private Property](https://mises.org/library/economics-and-ethics-private-property-0)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562710.The_Economics_and_Ethics_of_Private_Property)|1993|446| +|[Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature](https://mises.org/library/egalitarianism-revolt-against-nature-and-other-essays)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168946.Egalitarianism_as_a_Revolt_Against_Nature_and_Other_Essays)|1974|303| +|[Epistemological Problems of Economics](https://mises.org/library/epistemological-problems-economics)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24631766-epistemological-problems-of-economics)|1933|246| +|[The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State](https://mises.org/library/enterprise-law-justice-without-state-0)|[Bruce L. Benson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_L._Benson)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/pt/book/show/998023.The_Enterprise_of_Law)|1990|397| +|[Economy, Society, and History](https://mises.org/library/economy-society-and-history-0)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58652864-economy-society-and-history)|2021|210| +|[The Ethics of Money Production](https://mises.org/library/ethics-money-production)|[Jörg Guido Hülsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Guido_H%C3%BClsmann)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6520108-the-ethics-of-money-production)|2008|242| +|[The Ethics of Liberty](https://mises.org/library/ethics-liberty)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81983.The_Ethics_of_Liberty)|1982|336| +|[Democracy: The God That Failed](https://mises.org/library/democracy-god-failed-1)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980031.Democracy)|2001|304| +|[The Theory of Money and Credit](https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154246.The_Theory_of_Money_and_Credit)|1912|505| +|[The Mystery of Banking](https://mises.org/library/mystery-banking)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154253.The_Mystery_of_Banking)|1983|291| +|[Getting Libertarianism Right](https://mises.org/library/getting-libertarianism-right)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41968667-getting-libertarianism-right)|2018|126| +|[Competition and Entrepreneurship](https://www.amazon.com/Competition-Entrepreneurship-Israel-M-Kirzner/dp/0226437760)|[Israel Kirzner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kirzner)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1084282.Competition_and_Entrepreneurship)|1978|256| +|[Our Enemy, the State](https://mises.org/library/our-enemy-state-2)|[Albert Jay Nock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Jay_Nock)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84295.Our_Enemy_the_State)|1935|100| +|[The Road to Serfdom](https://mises.org/library/road-serfdom-0)|[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299215.The_Road_to_Serfdom)|1944|274| +|[The Private Production of Defense](https://mises.org/library/private-production-defense)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7717015-the-private-production-of-defense)|1998|51| +|[Freedom and the Law](https://mises.org/library/freedom-and-law)|[Bruno Leoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Leoni)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1307521.Freedom_and_the_Law)|1961|274| +|[From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy](https://mises.org/library/aristocracy-monarchy-democracy)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23620172-from-aristocracy-to-monarchy-to-democracy)|2014|70| +|[Economic Science and the Austrian Method](https://mises.org/library/economic-science-and-austrian-method)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168856.Economic_Science_and_the_Austrian_Method)|1995|82| +|[Beyond Democracy](https://beyonddemocracy.net/)|[Karsten & Beckman](https://beyonddemocracy.net/authors.php)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15742545-beyond-democracy)|2012|102| +|[The Market for Liberty](https://mises.org/library/market-liberty-1)|[Morris and Linda Tannehill](https://mises.org/profile/morris-and-linda-tannehill)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/998062.The_Market_for_Liberty)|1970|169| +|[The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays](https://mises.org/library/austrian-theory-trade-cycle-and-other-essays)|[Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), [Haberler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Haberler), [Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), [Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81985.The_Austrian_Theory_of_the_Trade_Cycle_and_Other_Essays)|1978|125| +|[Individualism and Economic Order](https://mises.org/library/individualism-and-economic-order)|[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75835.Individualism_and_Economic_Order)|1948|271| +|[The Denationalization of Money](https://mises.org/library/denationalisation-money-argument-refined)|[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2833576-denationalisation-of-money)|1976|133| +|[An Agorist Primer](https://www.amazon.com.br/Agorist-Primer-Samuel-Edward-Konkin/dp/0977764974)|[Samuel Edward Konkin III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Edward_Konkin_III)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6057120-an-agorist-primer)|1986|112| +|[New Libertarian Manifesto](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/samuel-edward-konkin-iii-new-libertarian-manifesto)|[Samuel Edward Konkin III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Edward_Konkin_III)|[3.6](https://www.goodreads.com/ru/book/show/168900.New_Libertarian_Manifesto)|1980|148| +|[The Most Dangerous Superstition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uVV2Dcqt0)|[Larken Rose](https://twitter.com/larken_rose)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10836816-the-most-dangerous-superstition)|2011|212| +|[What Must Be Done](https://mises.org/library/what-must-be-done-0)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18211977-what-must-be-done)|2009|14| +|[A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline](https://mises.org/library/short-history-man-progress-and-decline)|[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25182012-a-short-history-of-man)|2015|132| +|[Against Intellectual Property](https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0)|[Stephan Kinsella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Kinsella)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4279856-against-intellectual-property)|2008|73| +|[Defending the Undefendable](https://mises.org/library/defending-undefendable)|[Walter Block](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Block)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168861.Defending_the_Undefendable)|1976|256| +|[The Problem of Political Authority](https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce/dp/1137281650)|[Michael Huemer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Huemer)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794037-the-problem-of-political-authority)|2012|365| +|[Deflation and Liberty](https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1)|[Jörg Guido Hülsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Guido_H%C3%BClsmann)|[3.6](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7544624-deflation-and-liberty)|2008|44| +|[Praxeology and Understanding: An Analysis of the Controversy in Austrian Economics](https://mises.org/library/praxeology-and-understanding-analysis-controversy-austrian-economics-0)|[George Selgin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Selgin)|[3.6](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3799401-praxeology-understanding)|1990|80| +|[Capital and Interest](https://mises.org/library/capital-and-interest)|[Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_von_B%C3%B6hm-Bawerk)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7421509-capital-and-interest)|1890|538| +|[The Machinery of Freedom](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Libertarian/Machinery_of_Freedom/MofF_Contents.html)|[David Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Friedman)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112849.The_Machinery_of_Freedom)|1971|122| +[Economics in One Lesson](https://mises.org/library/economics-one-lesson)|[Henry Hazlitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hazlitt)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/it/book/show/3028.Economics_in_One_Lesson)|1946|218| +|[The Positive Theory of Capital](https://mises.org/library/positive-theory-capital)|[Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_von_B%C3%B6hm-Bawerk)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5280518-the-positive-theory-of-capital)|1891|452| +|[Anarchy, State, and Utopia](https://www.amazon.com.br/Anarchy-State-Utopia-Thomas-Nagel/dp/0465051006)|[Robert Nozick](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nozick)|[3.8](https://www.goodreads.com/sv/book/show/479572)|1974|367| +|[A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II](https://mises.org/library/history-money-and-banking-united-states-colonial-era-world-war-ii)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81984.A_History_of_Money_and_Banking_in_the_United_States)|2002|510| +|[America's Great Depression](https://mises.org/library/americas-great-depression)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81980.America_s_Great_Depression)|1963|368| +|[The Case Against the Fed](https://mises.org/library/case-against-fed-0)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81976.The_Case_Against_the_Fed)|1994|168| +|[Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy](https://mises.org/library/wall-street-banks-and-american-foreign-policy-0)|[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12033628-wall-street-banks-and-american-foreign-policy)|1984|108| +|[The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science](https://mises.org/library/ultimate-foundation-economic-science)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95934.The_Ultimate_Foundation_of_Economic_Science)|1962|124| +|[The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality](https://mises.org/library/anti-capitalistic-mentality)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154242.The_Anti_capitalistic_Mentality)|1956|88| +|[Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition](https://mises.org/library/liberalism-classical-tradition)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386485.Liberalism)|1927|171| +|[Bureaucracy](https://mises.org/library/bureaucracy)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154409.Bureaucracy)|1944|137| +|[Planned Chaos](https://mises.org/library/planned-chaos-0)|[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)|[4.3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/746520.Planned_Chaos)|1947|90| +|[The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude](https://mises.org/library/politics-obedience-discourse-voluntary-servitude)|[Étienne de la Boétie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_de_La_Bo%C3%A9tie)|[3.9](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/998024.The_Politics_of_Obedience)|1549|100| +|[Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy](https://mises.org/library/chaos-theory-two-essays-market-anarchy-0)|[Robert P. Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._Murphy)|[3.8](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8541601)|2002|76| +|[Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto](https://store.mises.org/Against-the-State-An-Anarcho-Capitalist-Manifesto-P10951.aspx)|[Lew Rockwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Rockwell)|[4.1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22376058-against-the-state)|2014|192| + +## Personal reviews + +### [Economic Policy, Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow](https://mises.org/library/economic-policy-thoughts-today-and-tomorrow) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1979 + +An introductory book suitable for anyone interested in free market economics. +Very accessible, it is a good starting point for the Austrian School of +Economics. + +### [The Law](https://mises.org/library/law) +[Frédéric Bastiat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bastiat), 1849 + +An introductory book and critique of regulation and the use of legislation by +authorities. Your criticism is very current even for a book written more than +150 years ago. It is especially good for lawyers and people interested in +legislation from a libertarian perspective. + +### [The Anatomy of the State](https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1974 + +This is a simple and excellent book for deconstructing the aura of the state +and starting to think objectively about your need. A good starting point for +anarcho-capitalist ideas. + +### [What Has Government Done to Our Money?](https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1963 + +An easy-to-read book that discusses the role of money in society, the banking +system with its regulatory aspects, and the implications of Keynesian economics +in society. + +### [The origin of money](https://mises.org/library/origins-money-0) +[Carl Menger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger), 1892 + +This book is a discussion of something we hardly ever ask about its origins. +Money. It is a simple and objective approach. Very useful to understand the +origins of the gold standard. + +### [The Production of Security](https://mises.org/library/production-security-0) +[Gustave de Molinari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_de_Molinari), 1849 + +This book is a pioneering case for security as a private service. It was +written about a hundred years before the beginning of the development of +anarcho-capitalism. + +### [No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority](https://mises.org/library/no-treason-constitution-no-authority-audio) +[Lysander Spooner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander_Spooner), 1867 + +This book aims to analyze how the American Constitution is enforced against +the will of American citizens. And how this goes against people's rights, +attacking the concept of the social contract. + +### [Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth](https://mises.org/library/economic-calculation-socialist-commonwealth) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1920 + +The original paper that introduced the economic calculation problem argument in +socialist economics. Very important from a historical and theoretical point of +view. + +### [Atlas Shrugged](https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451191145) +[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand), 1957 + +Perhaps the most popular and influential book on the defense of liberty. This +tale is a classic that hit the mainstream, the plot takes you back to the +present day, when regulation and the state are stifling society and taking away +the incentive to produce. The author uses the dialogues between the characters +to introduce ideas favorable to the free market and the moral defense of +liberty. + +### [The Fountainhead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountainhead) +[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand), 1943 + +This book is a novel about a brilliant architect and his objective visions of +the world. The difficulties that a person who only focuses on doing his job in +the best way can face is the central theme. Highly recommended as a first +contact with libertarian ideas or for those who just want to enjoy a good +romance. + +### [Anthem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)) +[Ayn Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand), 1938 + +A short novel about a dystopian world where the state and collectivist ideas +evolved in such a way that any form of individualism was forgotten by its +inhabitants, reflected even in language. Until the rediscovery of ideas from +the past by the protagonist. + +### [Man, Economy, and State, with Power and Market](https://mises.org/library/man-economy-and-state-power-and-market) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1962 + +A treaty covering the whole economy, starting with pure free market economics +and then discussing the effects of government intervention. This book started +out as a Rothbard revision of Human Action by Mises, but introduces a number of +new ideas. This is the most complete book on economics on this list. + +### [Human Action](https://mises.org/library/human-action-0) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1949 + +This book is a masterclass in capitalism. Mises introduces praxeology and then +uses to analyze the entire economy. It is the most influential book in the +Austrian school of economics and a must-read if you are interested in these +ideas. + +### [Principles of Economics](https://mises.org/library/principles-economics) +[Carl Menger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger), 1871 + +This book is considered the beginning of the Austrian School of Economics. Him +introduces very important concepts that most if not all authors will follow. +The book presents his pioneering work in the theory of value so far called +marginal utility. + +### [For a New Liberty](https://mises.org/library/new-liberty-libertarian-manifesto) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1973 + +This book is a good introduction and starting point to anarcho-capitalist ideas +by its creator in simple terms with real-world examples. + +### [The Great Fiction](https://mises.org/library/great-fiction) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2012 + +A collection of selected articles on varied topics that covers much of the +author's thought, gives a broad view of various aspects of libertarianism, +such as the evolution of primitive man, life in society, state intervention in +the economy and questioning of state monopolies, up to autobiographical +articles. + +### [An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (vol 1 Before Adam Smith)](https://mises.org/library/austrian-perspective-history-economic-thought) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1995 + +Analyzes the history of economic thought before Adam Smith with an emphasis on +a comparison with the current vision of the Austrian school of economics, +studying Chinese philosophy, the Greeks, the scholastics, the mercantilists, +as well as names such as Richard Cantillon, John Locke, Turgot and a lucid +review of what Adam Smith really represented. + +### [An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (vol 2 Classical Economics)](https://mises.org/library/austrian-perspective-history-economic-thought) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1995 + +In the second volume of this review of the history of economic thought, the +focus is on the economists who came after Adam Smith, such as the French +liberals J.B. Say, Frederic Bastiat and Gustave de Molinari, the utilitarian +Jeremy Bentham, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill and his son James Mill, as well +as a detailed analysis of the origins of Marxism and personalities such as +Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. + +### [A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism](https://mises.org/library/theory-socialism-and-capitalism-0) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 1988 + +This book shows that there are only two economic systems. Capitalism and +socialism. Everything else can be explained as a combination of these ideas. + +### [Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles](https://mises.org/library/money-bank-credit-and-economic-cycles) +[Jesús Huerta de Soto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Huerta_de_Soto), 2006 + +This treatise on economics is a rigorous analysis of central banks, policies +of credit expansion and its effects on the economy. + +It contains a historical study of how it was legally treated in the past +fractional reserves, as legislation has changed since then, the emergence of +central banks, to its present state. + +Presents legal arguments for treating fractional reserves as a +fraudulent practice, with or without the presence of a central bank. + +### [Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis](https://mises.org/library/socialism-economic-and-sociological-analysis) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1922 + +This book is a complete analysis of socialism, where Mises presents his famous +argument about the impossibility of economic calculation under socialism. It +contains a lot of historical information, some ethical considerations, and a +incredible defense of private property and capitalism. + +### [Socialism, Economic Calculation and Entrepreneurship](https://www.jesushuertadesoto.com/books/books-in-english/socialism-economic-calculation-and-entrepreneurship/) +[Jesús Huerta de Soto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Huerta_de_Soto), 1992 + +An Austrian analysis of socialist economics, it presents a new definition of +socialism, theoretical advances from a business point of view, and the history +of the economic calculus debate with arguments from both sides of the debate. + +### [Theory and History](https://mises.org/library/theory-and-history-interpretation-social-and-economic-evolution) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1957 + +This book is a discussion of the methodology and philosophy of research in +human sciences that introduces the term praxeology as the method of studying +economics. It presents the problems of many methodologies used in current +research and a strong defense of the Austrian method: the praxeology. + +### [The Economics and Ethics of Private Property](https://mises.org/library/economics-and-ethics-private-property-0) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 1993 + +It is a collection of essays that gives the reader an overview of the author's +economic views, discusses ethics, praxeology and economics. + +### [Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature](https://mises.org/library/egalitarianism-revolt-against-nature-and-other-essays) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1974 + +This book is a collection of essays by Rothbard, which discusses a variety of +topics, in order to familiarize the reader with anarcho-capitalist ideas. + +The book addresses the egalitarian ideas of the left, the state and its +policies in war, over private property, women's and children's rights, rival +ideologies and ideas to anarcho-capitalism and forms of action and posture +by libertarians. + +### [Epistemological Problems of Economics](https://mises.org/library/epistemological-problems-economics) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1933 + +The methodology of economic science is discussed with an emphasis on value +theory and a defense of rationalism, analysis of the foundations of sociology +and current doctrines in the work of historians and applies a consistent +analysis refuting socialist alternatives in these topics. + +### [The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State](https://mises.org/library/enterprise-law-justice-without-state-0) +[Bruce L. Benson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_L._Benson), 1990 + +Arguments in favor of privatizing the legal system are presented, combined with +historical examples and a theoretical discussion of the difficulties and +possible ways to achieve the objective. A very complete book that aims to +eliminate any doubt about the efficiency and superiority of the private sector +in providing security and justice. + +### [Economy, Society, and History](https://mises.org/library/economy-society-and-history-0) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2021 + +Discusses the evolution of society from the primitive human collector, the role +of the division of labor, technology and the market in social development, the +social origins of the modern state and strategies for freedom. + +### [The Ethics of Money Production](https://mises.org/library/ethics-money-production) +[Jörg Guido Hülsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Guido_H%C3%BClsmann), 2008 + +An ethical discussion of the central bank's influence on the economy, and how +it affects the time preference of the whole society. + +### [The Ethics of Liberty](https://mises.org/library/ethics-liberty) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1982 + +This book defines libertarian ethics, which involves applying the methodology +developed by Mises (praxeology) in the field of ethics. It can be said that +this work formally defines anarcho capitalism and the principle of +non-aggression, in theory the only necessary book. + +### [Democracy: The God That Failed](https://mises.org/library/democracy-god-failed-1) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2001 + +This is the author's most influential book, a pioneering classic in questioning +democracy as an optimal or ethical system. It presents the historical context +of the flight from monarchies to democracy, and through the impossibility of +limited government, shows the reader the alternative of a stateless society to +freedom. + +### [The Theory of Money and Credit](https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit) +[Ludwig von Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), 1912 + +A work that forms the basis of the Austrian Theory of business cycles. The +original approach to expanding credit and lengthening the supply chain has +become the signature of Austrian economists. + +### [The Mystery of Banking](https://mises.org/library/mystery-banking) +[Murray Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), 1983 + +A very thorough discussion of banking that explains in depth how it works, the +incentives involved, and the consequences for society. + +### [Getting Libertarianism Right](https://mises.org/library/getting-libertarianism-right) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2018 + +It develops the argument that conservative moral values combined with the +Austrian school's understanding of economics is the correct path to +libertarian moviment. An introduction to right-wing libertarianism or +paleolibertarianism. + +### [Competition and Entrepreneurship](https://www.amazon.com/Competition-Entrepreneurship-Israel-M-Kirzner/dp/0226437760) +[Israel Kirzner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kirzner), 1978 + +This book is an analysis of the entrepreneur's role in balancing the market, +brings elements of Mises's praxeology and Hayek's view on decentralized +knowledge and spontaneous order. + +### [Our Enemy, the State](https://mises.org/library/our-enemy-state-2) +[Albert Jay Nock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Jay_Nock), 1935 + +This classic book presents the dichotomy in the way the state and the market +obtains its resources, as irreconcilable forms of action, was very influential +in development of libertarian ideas that came later. + +### [The Road to Serfdom](https://mises.org/library/road-serfdom-0) +[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek), 1944 + +This book shows how central planning always converges with authoritarianism and +socialism. A good critique of Keynesian economics. + +### [The Private Production of Defense](https://mises.org/library/private-production-defense) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 1998 + +This little book contains some of Hoppe's ideas on libertarian action. + +It discusses central themes such as the importance of influencing public +opinion, the role of private security agencies and insurance companies in the +provision of services of security, discrimination as a form of defense and +the efficiency of services provided by the market. + +### [Freedom and the Law](https://mises.org/library/freedom-and-law) +[Bruno Leoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Leoni), 1961 + +A study on the differences between laws obtained through market practices and +laws obtained through state imposition, with historical analyzes and +discussions of the implications for freedom and preservation of property +rights, a classic that has an extremely simple and clear presentation of the +legal system and its implications for the individual. + +### [From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy](https://mises.org/library/aristocracy-monarchy-democracy) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2014 + +This essay analyzes the evolution of medieval society, the transition to +monarchy and finally to the modern state and democracy, addresses the topic +from a historical point of view and the transition of the legal system, it can +be seen as a condensed text in relation to the classic same author +Democracy: The God That Failed. + +### [Economic Science and the Austrian Method](https://mises.org/library/economic-science-and-austrian-method) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 1995 + +This is an advanced book. For people interested in praxeology, epistemology and +the scientific foundations of economics, humanities and a general discussion +about the subject. This book is recommended for people who already understand +Austrian school of economics reasonably well and want to have a better +understanding of its fundamentals or people interested in methodology. + +### [Beyond Democracy](https://beyonddemocracy.net/) +[Karsten & Beckman](https://beyonddemocracy.net/authors.php), 2012 + +A very clear and concise analysis of democracy, the type of incentive it +creates in the state and in the rulers, how this affects society's time +preference. + +It was written based on Hoppe's book Democracy: The God That Failed. As +intended to be an introductory text on the subject. + +### [The Market for Liberty](https://mises.org/library/market-liberty-1) +[Morris and Linda Tannehill](https://mises.org/profile/morris-and-linda-tannehill), 1970 + +This book looks at the problems that aggression causes in society, shows how +would a stateless society work (with some pioneering insights), and then +discusses how to achieve this goal. + +It's a great introduction to anarcho-capitalism, in very accessible language. +This book was written with strong influence from the writings of +Ayn Rand and Rothbard. + +### [The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays](https://mises.org/library/austrian-theory-trade-cycle-and-other-essays) +[Mises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises), [Haberler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Haberler), [Rothbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard), [Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek), 1978 + +This book is a collection of four articles on Austrian business cycle theory. +It is recommended for anyone interested in economic cycles and on the influence +of central banks and Keynesian policies on the economy. + +### [Individualism and Economic Order](https://mises.org/library/individualism-and-economic-order) +[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek), 1948 + +This book presents Hayek's views on social sciences metodology and how +knowledge is decentralized and influence people's decision in the market, with +criticism for central planing and socialism. This book is recomended for people +interested in a criative view of market process. + +### [The Denationalization of Money](https://mises.org/library/denationalisation-money-argument-refined) +[Friedrich Hayek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek), 1976 + +This book presents ideas about free banking, private money and how to implement +it in a world with central bank. Many ideas presented in this book are now seen +in tech communities. + +### [An Agorist Primer](https://www.amazon.com.br/Agorist-Primer-Samuel-Edward-Konkin/dp/0977764974) +[Samuel Edward Konkin III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Edward_Konkin_III), 1986 + +One of the few pratical libertarian books, in this book Konkin introduces the +Agorism. A life philosophy which is compatible with libertarian principles. + +### [New Libertarian Manifesto](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/samuel-edward-konkin-iii-new-libertarian-manifesto) +[Samuel Edward Konkin III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Edward_Konkin_III), 1980 + +This book is yet another Konkin presentation of his theory of libertarian +action (known as agorism), which considers correct anarcho-capitalist ideas, +and seeks a form of action consistent with these principles. + +In this book, the focus is on discussing how individuals act to combat +the current statist situation to the point of disconnecting from this reality. + +### [The Most Dangerous Superstition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uVV2Dcqt0) +[Larken Rose](https://twitter.com/larken_rose), 2011 + +This book is an incredible discussion of the moral problems involved in blind +obedience to political authority. It's a very easy read, not too rigorous, +very good for the general public. The author fully understood the libertarian +ethic and has created a very accessible book that will try to shock the reader +from beginning to end. + +### [What Must Be Done](https://mises.org/library/what-must-be-done-0) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2009 + +This book is a very short and concise presentation on strategies for coping and +challenge the central government's monopoly on security and justice. Very +little has been written about libertarian action, here we have a small +discussion on the subject. + +### [A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline](https://mises.org/library/short-history-man-progress-and-decline) +[Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), 2015 + +An Austrian analysis of the evolution of man and his social organization from +the beginning of communication with words to the post-industrial revolution +era. And a reflection on what can be done to escape the inevitable decline we +are undergoing as a species. + +### [Against Intellectual Property](https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0) +[Stephan Kinsella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Kinsella), 2008 + +This book presents a discussion of ethical foundations on the legitimacy of +intellectual property, in doing so he presents a revised discussion of some +rothbard's popular ideas. + +### [Defending the Undefendable](https://mises.org/library/defending-undefendable) +[Walter Block](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Block), 1976 + +A book dedicated to the defense of professions with a bad reputation but which +essentially exist to meet the existing demand in society, the author presents +economic arguments and a coherent defense of individual freedom throughout the +examples. + +### [The Problem of Political Authority](https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce/dp/1137281650) +[Michael Huemer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Huemer), 2012 + +A commonsense analysis of what is morally acceptable to an individual and how +political authority violates obvious and reasonable principles in human +interaction. + +### [Deflation and Liberty](https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1) +[Jörg Guido Hülsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Guido_H%C3%BClsmann), 2008 + +This monograph reviews the definition of inflation and deflation. And it shows +that the kind of market adjustment that deflation brings is beneficial to +society and should not be feared. + +### [Praxeology and Understanding: An Analysis of the Controversy in Austrian Economics](https://mises.org/library/praxeology-and-understanding-analysis-controversy-austrian-economics-0) +[George Selgin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Selgin), 1990 + +A great analysis of Lachman and Kizner's debate on market equilibrium, where he +refines Kizner's arguments and builds a case against the kaleidic future +advocated by Lachman. + +### [Capital and Interest](https://mises.org/library/capital-and-interest) +[Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_von_B%C3%B6hm-Bawerk), 1890 + +This book brings the history of economic theories and politics behind interest. +It is a great exposition of the most populars ideas on interest, it presents +great refutations on then and prepare the reader for his next book where he +introduces his time preference theory. + +### [The Machinery of Freedom](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Libertarian/Machinery_of_Freedom/MofF_Contents.html) +[David Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Friedman), 1971 + +A presentation of Anarcho-capitalism ideas using an utilitarian approach, which +can be good as a first view on the topic.