Rothbard vs. the Conservatives on the American and French Revolutions

Tags: Political Theory, U.S. History, World History

08/25/2026 Ryan McMaken

Contained within Rothbard’s multi-volume history of the American Revolution, Conceived in Liberty, is an extended argument against the dominant conservative narrative on the American Revolution and the French Revolution.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-vs-conservatives-american-and-french-revolutions

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Rothbard vs. the Conservatives on the American and French Revolutions