The History of Liberty

In this installment of the Exploring Liberty lecture series, Tom Palmer leads a whirlwind tour through human history to document the rise of libertarian ideas, starting with the Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh and progressing through the history of ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment thinkers. In part 2 of this lecture Palmer will discuss the resurgence of the authoritarian state in the 20th century and the contemporary rekindling of the ideas of freedom. Two lectures, each about 30 minutes. Part 2 will appear later.

The State of Civil Liberties

Conservative Justice Scalia debates civil libertarian Nadine Strossen in regards to the state of civil liberties in America. About 65 minutes.

Civil liberties and the war on Terror.

Richard Yoo, who authored some of the Bush doctrines that shredded constitutional rights, tries to defend this authoritarianism in a debate with Richard Epstein, leading libertarian legal theorist. About 41 minutes.

Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties

The full talk of author Jim Bovard at the Future of Freedom conference. About one hour. Seven parts.

Civil Liberties During Wartime

Judge Andrew Napolitano at the Future of Freedom conference on civil liberties during war. (I have begun this about 9 minutes into this talk as the first section is unrelated to this topic and mainly personal stories. Total time about 30 minutes.