October 6, 2009 – 5:33 am
When my father-in-law asked me for one succinct article to describe what libertarianism is and why it should even matter, this is the first one I came across. Rothbard is extremely persuasive and the logic is compelling. Say what you will about libertarians (i.e., anarcho-capitalists), at least their position is consistent.
Rothbard asks a question I [...]
March 27, 2009 – 10:14 pm
In response to Peter’s comment, this is probably one of the best articles on this topic–Society Without a State–and written by one of the greatest libertarian thinkers, Murray Rothbard. Here is an excerpt:
The basic point, however, is that the state is not needed to arrive at legal principles or their elaboration: indeed, much of the [...]
February 18, 2009 – 11:46 pm
Just got this article up from Rothbard–”The New Libertarian Creed”
The conservative holds as one of his highest goals the preservation of “law and order,” but his “order” and his “law” is the coercive dictation of the state. Throughout the ages, and in the present day as well, the state has lived through the profound disorder [...]
January 9, 2009 – 10:01 pm
I read Bob Murphy’s blog quite often and I am amazed at how much he writes, knowing he is also publishing other articles and writing a book. And if you read through his posts, you’ll find he is referencing about 10 other blogs he reads. Some people seem to do the work of 10 men.
Anyway, [...]
January 9, 2009 – 4:43 am
I absolutely enjoy anything that points out commonly held ideas and exposing them as false, i.e., destroying myths. Murray Rothbard was great at this. If you look through his articles, you’ll see how many had “myth” in the title. Here’s a quick (but only partial) list:
Myths of the Cold War
The Myth of Efficiency
Myth and Truth [...]
January 6, 2009 – 11:43 pm
Happy New Year to readers of this blog. It’s been a while since my last post due to the holidays, and now I am getting back to focussing on writing my PhD thesis. I will still try to post almost daily, but don’t hold me to it.
In case you haven’t been over to Mises.org lately, they [...]
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