Lew Rockwell Discusses His Book The Left, the Right, and the State

02/12/2020 Power & Market Ryan McMaken

If you haven’t yet bought yourself a copy of Lew Rockwell’s Against the Left: A Rothbardian Libertarianism do yourself a favor and pick one up.

But at the same time, I recommend Lew’s 2010 book The Left, the Right, and the State. I don’t think this book has received as much attention as it deserves, and if you like radical stuff—I mean really radical unapologetic antistate stuff—this one can be mined for all kinds of great insights.

I was recently reminded that Peter Quiñones is also a fan of Against the Left, and back in November, he interviewed Lew about it on Peter’s podcast.

If you’re looking for a fun refresher on why state-sponsored mass murder and impoverishment are bad things, you might enjoy this one.

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