Money Education
A curated collection of signal in a world of noise.
Books
Deflation and Liberty by Jörg Guido Hülsmann
Deflation is not a catastrophe, but rather a necessary mechanism that shifts wealth from the government and debtors back to the hands of savers and citizens.
Open PDF →Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Centers on the "fallacy of the broken window," arguing that true economic analysis must consider the long-term effects of a policy on the entire community rather than just the immediate results for specific groups.
Open PDF →How is Fiat Money Possible by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hoppe argues that fiat money is only possible through state-mandated coercion and the systematic violation of property rights, as it requires a legal monopoly to displace commodity-based money like gold.
Open PDF →Human Action by Ludwig von Mises
The definitive treatise on praxeology, the science of human choice, arguing that all economic phenomena stem from the purposeful behavior of individuals seeking to improve their personal state of well-being.
Open PDF →Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto
Huerta de Soto provides a comprehensive legal and economic defense of 100% reserve banking, arguing that fractional-reserve banking is inherently fraudulent and the primary cause of the business cycle.
Open PDF →Money, Sound and Unsound by Joseph Salerno
Sound money acts as a safeguard for individual liberty, while unsound money (fiat) serves as a tool for the state to redistribute wealth and expand its power without explicit taxation.
Open PDF →The Mystery of Banking by Murray Rothbard
Rothbard pulls back the curtain on how banks "create" money out of thin air, explaining that what looks like a complex financial service is actually a mechanism for wealth redistribution.
Open PDF →The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman
A utilitarian case for anarcho-capitalism, arguing that all government functions—including courts, police, and law creation—can be more efficiently and peacefully provided by the private market.
Open PDF →Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises
von Mises introduces Regression Theorem to explain how money's purchasing power trace back to its value as a useful barter good, and he laid the groundwork for the Austrian Business Cycle Theory by showing how bank-created credit causes economic booms and busts.
Open PDF →The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & Lord William Rees-Mogg
The digital age will strip power from governments and give it to individuals, turning the world into a competitive marketplace for "cyber-citizens."
Open PDF →What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray Rothbard
Rothbard traces the evolution of money from a naturally selected market commodity (like gold) to a tool of state power, arguing that government intervention is systematically designed to debase currency.
Open PDF →Whitepapers & Research
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