Murray Rothbard’s article “The Great Women’s Liberation Issue: Setting It Straight,” available in the collection Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays (Second Edition, Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2000; originally published in 1974) is often hilariously funny, but the essence of the article is quite serious

[This letter to the editor is in response to “On Veterans Day, Thank a Taxpayer.“]

Ryan,

I always thank the taxpayer—on all days—for taking an 18 year old kid who didn’t know where he was going and how he was going to get there, and helping me to grow up, along with providing me with the means to make means.

“Unfortunately, the role of religion in the American Revolution is often overlooked, and almost as often misunderstood.” — Michael W. McConnell, “The Role of Religion in the American Revolution”

I’ve long been fascinated by the reluctance of conservatives to condemn wrongdoing by the U.S. government, especially since the time that the U.S. government was converted to a national-security state after World War II. The primary reason for this phenomenon, it seems to me, is that conservatives have come to view the federal government as a god, one that works in partnership with their religious God. In the conservative mind, it’s okay to carp about minor mistakes that their national-security god makes but it’s never okay to challenge or question it at a fundamental level.