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The Law
by Frederic Bastiat
Available on: Audio Download
The Law is one of the most important books ever written on the uses and abuses of law.
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The Republic
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download
Plato's most popular dialogue, The Republic, argues for social justice by subjecting the individual to complete state control.
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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
Available on: Audio Download
Undoubtedly one of the most influential writings of all time, the Communist Manifesto divided the globe for almost a century.
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The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Available on: Audio Download
Written in 1513 to the Medici family, Machiavelli's work is known primarily for its ruthless advice and shocking lack of morality.
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download
Classic essay by Thoreau explaining why he went to jail rather than submit to a tax he felt unjust, Civil Disobedience served as inspiration to both Gandhi and Tolstoy and continues to be regarded as a definitive statement of the rights of the individual within the state.
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The Second Treatise on Government
by John Locke
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One of the leading liberal thinkers in 17th century England, Locke's ideas were drawn on heavily by Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence.
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The Philosophy of Conflict Resolution
by John Hume
Available on: Online Video
Mr. Hume is a member of the British and European Parliaments, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for "... efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
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Harvey Mansfield: Anger and Self-Importance
by Harvey C. Mansfield
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Harvey Mansfield discusses Anger and Self-Importance.
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The Federalist #10
by James Madison
Available on: Audio Download
James Madison's first and greatest contribution to the work that would become known as the Federalist Papers. In #10 Madison turns on its head the centuries old maxim that representative government could survive only in small republics.
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download
Thoreau refused to pay taxes in 1846, based on his opposition to the Mexican War, and was later jailed...
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God and the State
by Mikhail Bakunin
Available on: Audio Download
Bakunin’s most famous work, published in various lengths, this version is the most complete form of the work published hitherto.
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Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism
by Steven B. Smith
Available on: Online Video
Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism.
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In Depth: Francis Fukuyama
by Francis Fukuyama
Available on: Online Video
In this 3-Hour interview with political philosopher and author Francis Fukuyama he discusses many of his books including "America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy".
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Is This Still the Age of Socialism?
by Alan Charles Kors
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Walden (Excerpts)
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download
Thoreau's notes on living alone in the woods in a house he fashioned himself for over two years.
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Russell Kirk
by Russell Kirk
Available on: Online Audio
Often referred to as the prophet of conservatism, Russell Kirk has been described by Time and Newsweek magazines as one of America’s leading thinkers.
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The West and the Rest
by Roger Scruton
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Leadership and the Liberal Arts
by Josiah Bunting
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Solzhenitsyn and Whittaker Chambers
by Daniel J. Mahoney
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Report Card on the War on Terror
by Gary Hart
Available on: Online Video
Gary Hart wields his national security expertise to query these two authors in detail on their latest collaboration.
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