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Every book Javier Milei recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Javier Milei has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of November 20, 2024.
- Javier Milei has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 20, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 20, 2024.
- The 3 books Javier Milei has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 20, 2024: Human Action, Principles of economics and The Road to Serfdom.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Javier Milei aired on November 20, 2024.
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Javier Milei’s most recommended books
- Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, Bettina Bien Greaves
- Principles of economics by Carl Menger
- The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek
- Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto
- Monopoly and Competition (Intro to Free Market Econ Ser 1 Cassette/313) by Murray N. Rothbard
- Socialism by Ludwig Von Mises
- The book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.
- Time and Money by Roger W Garrison
Javier Milei appears on interview programs such as the Lex Fridman Podcast in his capacity as an economist and political figure, offering deep dives into free-market capitalism, the Austrian School of Economics, and government corruption. During his discussions, he shares the foundational texts that shaped his intellectual worldview. Milei heavily recommends Ludwig von Mises's Human Action, describing how reading it over a weekend revolutionized his thinking and understanding of economics. He also recommends Jesús Huerta de Soto's Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles as a vital early text in his exploration of the Austrian School. In addition to these recommendations, Milei discusses F. A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom to argue that middle-ground economic policies are inherently unstable and tend toward socialism. He analyzes Carl Menger's Principles of Economics as an eye-opening influence on his economic thought and cites Murray N. Rothbard's Monopoly and Competition as an article that fundamentally transformed his views on market structures.
Books recommended by Javier Milei
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Human Action
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is a foundational and dense treatise on Austrian economics, methodological individualism, and human decision-making.
Discussed“and I remember for example the experience of reading Human Action by mises and this was a book that I didn't know about and I remember that on the following weekend I started to read this book right from the first page and I didn't stop until I finished it and that was a true revolution in my head”
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Principles of economics
Principles of Economics by Carl Menger is a foundational economic text that established the Austrian School of Economics and introduced the revolutionary concept of marginalism.
Discussed“and another book that was a very significant influence and impact on me was the principles of political economics by manger it was truly eye openening or let's say for reading Ogen F”
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The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom by F.
Discussed“and he also pointed out and this is proven in Hayek's book The Road to serom that any Middle Ground solution is unstable in terms of capitalism meaning it tends towards socialism”
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Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles by Nicol%s Huerta de Soto is a rigorous treatise from the Austrian School of Economics that analyzes the mechanics of banking systems, credit expansion, and economic fluctuations.
Recommended“I had a vague idea about the Austrian School; the only thing I had read about the Austrian School until then had been 'Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles,' a very good book by Jesús Huerta de Soto.”
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Monopoly and Competition (Intro to Free Market Econ Ser 1 Cassette/313)
Discussed“so in that context I remember that one of the people who worked on my team suggested I read an article by Murray Newton rothbart called Monopoly and competition I remember reading it like it was today and after reading it carefully I said everything I've T about Market structure in the last 20 years in courses on microeconomics is”
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Socialism
Socialism by Ludwig Von Mises is a 1922 treatise that offers a rigorous economic critique of socialist systems and central planning.
Discussed“in essence socialism and this is what mises condemns in his book socialism shows is that without private property prices cease to exist and therefore resources are diverted”
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The book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is a foundational biblical text detailing the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt, alongside core religious laws and historical narratives.
Discussed“that is an idea that failed with malus at the beginning of the 19th century a murderous idea that was also applied by the Egyptians against the Jews and this is famously recorded in the book of shamot or Exodus”
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Time and Money
Discussed“the only thing I had read about the Austrian school until then had been money and time a very good book by Garrison”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2024-11-20 | 11 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“This idea failed with Malthus at the beginning of the 19th century, and it was a murderous idea applied by the Egyptians against the Jews, famously recorded in the book of Exodus.”