Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Articles

09/17/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The key point to bear in mind in the whole tariff controversy is that trade is voluntary. People aren’t forced to trade but will do so only if they expect to benefit from the trade.

What’s Good About Democracy?

09/02/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Can a majority vote to end democracy? If it can, democracy would no longer exist. But if it can’t, then not all political issues are decided by majority vote.

The “Open Diplomacy” Fallacy

08/26/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

“Because these meetings are held in the glare of world-wide media coverage, the parties to a dispute will be reluctant to make concessions.”

Publications

Open Borders are an Assault on Private Property

02/11/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Whether we’re talking about illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America, or birthright citizenship, or the migrants coming from the Middle East and Africa, the subject of immigration has been in the news and widely discussed for months now

Economics and Moral Courage

12/21/2022 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Lew Rockwell gave this talk, sponsored by the Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Club, at George Mason University on September 9, 2009.

Keep US Out of War

04/07/2022 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Events in Ukraine are happening very fast, and if I tried to predict what will happen there, my prediction would soon be overtaken by events. But one thing is certain. We need to understand the background of the crisis, and we also need to remember

Media

The Unique Evil of the Left

09/15/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.

Don’t Ship Weapons to Troubled Hot Spots

07/29/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Once he took office, Trump continued Biden‘s policy of massive arms shipments to Israel. Trump even sent American bombers to attack Iran‘s nuclear facilities.

President Trump’s Interventionism

06/27/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Regardless of your view of the current conflicts, one fact is indisputable. President Trump’s actions violate our traditional non-interventionist foreign policy.

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