Dave Smith
Read by Dave Smith
byMurray N. Rothbard
200960 Pages“When I'm recommending Rothbard to people, I usually start with Anatomy of the State... There's my book recommendation.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Mises Institute Interview
Democracy: The God That Failed
The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order
byHans-Hermann Hoppe
2001304 Pages“The book Democracy: The God that Failed is unbelievable. I highly recommend it. I think it's one of the best books I've ever read in my life. It's a masterpiece.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Part of the Problem Podcast #316
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism
Time to End the War on Terrorism
byScott Horton
2021332 Pages“The absolute best book that's been written about the terror wars... I highly recommend everybody if you haven't read Enough Already make sure to to buy it and read it.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Part of the Problem Podcast
Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan
Time to End the War in Afghanistan
byScott Horton
2017318 Pages“Phenomenal book about the war in Afghanistan.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Part of the Problem Podcast
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
byTom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
2019528 Pages“This is a book I can wholeheartedly recommend... it's fucking amazing. I just want to tell you, this shit goes deep and it's fascinating.”
— Dave Smith
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience #1459
byRon Paul
2008192 Pages“He challenged all of my preconceived notions about what government was [and] inspired me to read all of these people, like Rothbard, Mises, and Friedman.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Reason Magazine Interview
byRon Paul
2009224 Pages“You've read a few books if you're chanting end the Fed.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Reason Magazine Interview
Provoked
How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
byScott Horton
2024690 Pages“The absolute best book that's been written about the war in Ukraine or really the book is the story of the leadup to the war in Ukraine.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Part of the Problem Podcast #1322
The Real Anthony Fauci
Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
byRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
2021480 Pages“The Real Anthony Fauci is a must read.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Official Twitter Account
The Bitcoin Standard
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
bySaifedean Ammous
2018304 Pages“Internationally best-selling book... I've had so many people for years who've wanted me and you to have a conversation about Bitcoin.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Part of the Problem Podcast
For a New Liberty
The Libertarian Manifesto
byMurray N. Rothbard
1973338 Pages“But For a New Liberty [is also essential].”
— Dave Smith
Source: Mises Institute Interview
byMurray N. Rothbard
1998308 Pages“The Ethics of Liberty gives you the most compelling argument.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Mises Institute Interview
byLudwig von Mises
1981596 Pages“I've read Human Action and I've read Socialism...”
— Dave Smith
Source: Mises Institute Interview
Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action
A Modern Restatement of Ludwig von Mises' Human Action
byRobert P. Murphy
2015336 Pages“I've also read Bob Murphy's Choice, so I've absorbed a lot of Mises through other people too.”
— Dave Smith
Source: Mises Institute Interview