Economic Sanctions, State Power, and Cuba: A Rothbardian Critique of U.S. Interventionism

Tags: Interventionism, War and Foreign Policy

11/12/2026 Birsen Filip

The Trump administration insists its actions against Cuba are justified because of Cuba’s communist government. Murray Rothbard, an enemy of communism, had harsh words against this kind of US interventionism.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-sanctions-state-power-and-cuba-rothbardian-critique-us-interventionism

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