If libertarianism wishes to give up modern political categories, it has to think about law in a different way. Murray N. Rothbard, the most important exponent of the radical libertarian school, is right when he rejects the historicism and relativism of legal realism and when—for the same reasons—he criticizes Hayek and Leoni.
[Excerpted from Chapter 17 of Human Action.]
I’m no longer live blogging, judging it tacky to be typing on a laptop in a formal dining room at Archbishop Fonseca College, surrounded by dignitaries from Spain wearing glorious wool capes. So I took notes, and mainly I carry very strong memories of this evening, memories which begin the courtyard.
There is a scene in Lawrence of Arabia in which Lawrence is presented with the white garb of an Arab sheik following his amazing rescue of a man during a long trek through the desert. He puts it on and finds a private spot and practices walking, running, bowing, and playing the part. It is the viewer’s first signal of consummated love between this Englishman and his adopted new culture.
