Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics By Henry Hazlitt

The go-to primer on basic economics and free market capitalism through an Austrian economist’s lens:

The Revolution By Ron Paul

A concise primer on Libertarianism that steps through a wide array of topics and outlines a consistent libertarian philosophy:

The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History By Tom Woods

A quick and easy read on a variety of historical events in the United States:

The Anatomy of the State By Murray Rothbard

A concise but thorough essay on the importance of liberty and laissez-faire economics:

The Left, The Right and The State By Lew Rockwell

The founder of the Mises Institute put together a manifesto with a new take on Rothbard’s principles:

Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market By Murray Rothbard

Dense, but a comprehensive classic.

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics By Ludwig Von Mises

Also dense, but also a comprehensive classic.

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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

The Revolution

The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History

Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays

The Anatomy of the State

The Left, The Right and The State

The Essential John Locke

Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics

A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism