Economics
- The Road to Serfdom
- Friedrich A. Hayek
Hayek's warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production
- Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
- Ludwig von Mises
von Mises had flirted with a mild version of socialism, rejected it, and gone on to reason his way to a more consistent and rigorous case for capitalism than anyone had ever before set forth.
- Man, Economy, and State
- Murray Rothbard
A pillar of the Austrian School Library and the last full-blown treatise on economics.
- The Theory of Money and Credit
- Ludwig von Mises
The work Murray Rothbard called "the greatest book on money ever written"
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History
- The Federalist Papers
- Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
Papers written in support of the then-proposed Constitution of the United States.
- The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
- Ralph Ketcham (Editor), Ralon Ketcham
Those opposing ratification of the proposed Constitution were not so much arguing against the ratification of some kind of federal constitution, as against expansive construction of provisions delegating powers to the national government.
- Miracle At Philadelphia
- Catherine Drinker Bowen
This story of the Constitional Convention is a delight to read. Aside from the specifics of the Constitution, Ms. Bowen does a superb job of painting a picture of the personalities involved, and more broadly, what life was like in America in the late 18th century.
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Politics and Commentary
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Right To Keep and Bear Arms
- That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right
- Stephen P. Halbrook
Halbrook's pathbreaking book has inaugurated modern second amendment scholarship, and no research can overlook THAT EVERY MAN BE ARMED.
- Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America
- Gary Kleck
A rigorous and dispassionate statistical examination of a topic more often distinguished by emotion than reason, Mr Kleck has created a book that everyone interested in the suject of gun control should read, and which every second amendment advocate should own.
- More Guns, Less Crime
- John R. Lott, Jr.
John R. Lott, Jr.'s study in the January 1997 Journal of Legal Studies showing that concealed-carry weapons permits reduced the crime rate set off a firestorm. The updated study, together with illustrative anecdotes and a short description of the political and academic response to the study, as well as responses to the responses, makes up Lott's informative More Guns, Less Crime.
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Law and Jurisprudence
- An Essay on the Trial by Jury
- Lysander Spooner
To properly understand the reason for the system of trial by jury one can do no better than to read Spooner's essay. He covers the history of the concept and the proper role of the "judge" and the rights of the jury. The concept of Jury Nullification and the need for it become clear with a reading of his work. One reading of Spooner's essay and you will never view our judicial system in the same light.
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