Rothbard and War

Tags: War and Foreign Policy

03/04/2026 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Those who believe in the free and unhampered market economy should be especially skeptical of war and military action. War, after all, is the ultimate government program.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-and-war

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