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May 31, 2019 · Murray Newton Rothbard was born in the Bronx on March 2, 1926. His father, David Rothbard, a shoemaker’s son, was raised in Vishigorod, Ukraine, 40 miles north of Warsaw on the Vistula. David, who had attended Hebrew school as a child, abandoned Judaism because its scriptures told of a God who had instigated the violent behavior of the ...
75961482. For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto (1973; second edition 1978; third edition 1985) is a book by American economist and historian Murray Rothbard, in which the author promotes anarcho-capitalism. The work has been credited as an influence on modern libertarian thought and on part of the New Right.
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Feb 5, 2024 · Although much of the Classical Liberal Case for Israel is devoted to setting out the historical claim to land title in Israel, upon closer analysis it soon becomes clear that the authors’ most serious disagreement with Rothbard is not centered on questions related to “what is going on in any specific war”, for example their disagreement on whether Jews paid a fair price for the lands ...
[8]: 109–14 In 1958, after the publication of Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged, Rothbard wrote her a "fan letter", calling the book "an infinite treasure house" and "not merely the greatest novel ever written, [but] one of the very greatest books ever written, fiction or nonfiction". He also wrote: "[Y]ou introduced me to the whole field of natural rights and natural law philosophy", prompting ...
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About the Author: Murray Rothbard was an American economist of the Austrian School of economics. He is one of the most important and authoritative voices of the libertarian movement, and the founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism. He is also the author of “Anatomy of the State“.
Let people free to smokeLet people free to purchase gunsOn the nonsense of the “majority” as legitimization (I couldn’t agree more): On the nonsense idea of giving any entity the monopoly of force (paraphrased for brevity): On the abolition of standing armies: On conservatives and liberals being the same, and libertarians the true philosophy of freedom: On liberals defending unemployed folks who remain ...
This is a wonderful book, but there are some important “buts” to be added. For more, also see the “criticism of Anatomy of the State“.
Books like “For a New Liberty” can be eye-opening to better understand manipulation, power dynamics, and conflicts of interest.
Wow, what a book. I found out that, minus the economic policies, I am quite close to the libertarian philosophy. At least when it comes to: 1. Victimless “crimes” 2. Individual rights above collective rights 3. Small governments / small armies / low taxes 4. No jingoism, no military intervention, humanity above factions Overall, “For a New Liberty”...
Feb 26, 2007 · The Essential Rothbard. Here is the book for the Age of Rothbard, precisely the primer that is needed at a time when his influence—as the most radical and compelling intellectual force in the second half of the 20th century—is higher than during any time during his lifetime. And so this book is a landmark in Rothbardiana: the first ...
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Nov 23, 2017 · I have just completed reading the 2 volume Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought by the Jewish/Austrian School economist Murray Rothbard. This is a magisterial (the edition sold by the Mises Institute is 1084 pages (2006, originally published in 1995)) survey of economic thought from antiquity up to the modern era in volume 1 and British classical economics, the French school ...
