Politics Free Audio & Video

This book offers persuasive warnings against the dangers of central planning, along with what Orwell described as “an eloquent defense of laissez-faire capitalism.”

Listen to Thomas Paine's classic political pamphlet published in 1776, during the American Revolution. This hugely popular book argued for independence from British rule and persuaded many to believe that revolution was necessary.

Listen to Lincoln's most famous speech. American Rhetoric offers the speech in four different versions, one narrated by musician Johnny Cash, and the others read by actors Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterson, and Jim Getty.

LearnOutLoud.com is proud to present this audio collection entitled The Founding Documents of the United States of America. These documents represent key points in the founding of the U.S. government.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in the Auditorium of the University of Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 1964. This is a full-length audio recording of the lecture.

In a series of 18 dynamic audio & video lectures supplemented by downloadable documents, Professor J. Rufus Fears tells the story of how America's vision of freedom became a model for the entire world.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote their Manifesto in December 1847, as a guide to the fundamental principles and practices of Communists.

During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition.

We thought we'd feature this recording of John F. Kennedy reading the United States Declaration of Independence. JFK created this recording when he was a Senator and it was broadcast on radio on July 4th, 1957.

LearnOutLoud's Great American Presidents collects four biographies of some of America's most celebrated leaders.