David S. D'Amato

Articles

States, Cartels, and the Anarcho-Capitalist Opposition

08/28/2014 Mises Daily David S. D'Amato

“Every man,” argued the philosopher William Godwin, “has a certain sphere of discretion, which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature...

Intellectual Property is Not True Property

09/19/2013 Mises Daily David S. D'Amato

Not only is the grant of ownership rights over ideas ridiculous, it is also, in point of fact, impossible.

Rothbard and the Libertarian Populists

08/15/2013 Mises Daily David S. D'Amato

Libertarian populism isn’t and can’t be a political movement; the purest libertarian populism is an enemy of politics and an uncompromising foe of the state.

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