Murray Rothbard is widely known for his vast literary output, but a great deal of his work has never been published until now. During the late 1950s and early 60s he worked for the William Volker Fund, one of the few organizations willing to fund classical liberal scholars at the time. In that capacity, he wrote memos and reviews that offer insights on history, economics, foreign policy, and political theory.
Rothbard’s view and understanding of world events was unique and prescient. Strictly Confidential is an illuminating commentary on the feisty early years of the libertarian movement, and the fledgling intellectual base that became the root of today’s libertarianism.
No one tells it like it is better than Rothbard.
Murray N. Rothbard made major contributions to economics, history, political philosophy, and legal theory. He combined Austrian economics with a fervent commitment to individual liberty.
"The American Revolution, the European right realized, was a vital milestone in the advance and development of the western revolutionary tradition."
Deflate the dollars, or redefine the dollar’s weight—or some blend of the two.
The supply of money, Rothbard answers, essentially does not matter.
David Gordon is Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Mises Review.
Birzer does not grasp the importance of states’ rights in preserving liberty against the leviathan central government. In Randolph’s words, “I love liberty; I hate equality.” However, readers will learn a great deal from reading it.
If you have time to read only one book about the American Revolution, it should be this one. It formed the basis for Rothbard’s conclusion that “in the deepest sense, the American Revolution was a conscious majority revolution in behalf of libertarianism and against power."
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on Daron Acemoglu’s What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity and finds it lacking in economic sense.
Mises Institute, 2010
