Before a packed house at the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s Mises University on Thursday, Mises Institute founder Lew Rockwell addressed an array of topics. On stage, Mark Thornton presented Rockwell with questions provided by attendees. Among the matters discussed during the Q and A, Rockwell explains why he believes there is reason for optimism in both the long term and the short term, discusses his time with the late influential libertarian writer Murray Rothbard who Rockwell says he still misses every day, and recounts some of the story of the early years of the Mises Institute.

Listen to Rockwell’s Q and A here.

Rockwell is an Advisory Board member for the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Come see Lew Rockwell speak at the Ron Paul Institute’s August 24th conference in Washington DC. Info and tickets here.

Reprinted with permission from the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.