Defenders of government coercion often claim that residence within a state’s boundaries imply consent to be taxed, writes Walter Block. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan
The work of Hayek, in contrast with the Marxist-Socialist-Interventionist-Galbraithian paradigm that held sway in the mid-20th century, appears as a beacon for free enterprise amidst a sea of totalitarianism. When considered in comparison to the writings against which he contended, Hayek’s was a lonely voice, crying in the wilderness for freedom;
Michael Levin’s Feminism and Freedom is the work of a supremely courageous individual. Women’s liberation has so permeated the universities that any attack on this philosophy is bound to create personal difficulties for a male author. Volume 10, Number 1 (1991) Block, Walter. “Levin on Feminism and Freedom.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 10,
There is perhaps no greater confusion in all of political economy than that between libertarianism and libertinism. That they are commonly mistaken for one another is an understatement of the highest order. For several reasons, it is difficult to compare and contrast libertarianism and libertinism. First and most important, on some issues the two
According to the nursery rhyme, “There once was a girl with a curl. When she was good she was very very good; when she was bad she was horrid.” As for the girl, so for this book. Volume 14, Number 2 (2000) Block, Walter “Review of Eight Steps Toward Libertarianism by Joseph Fulda.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 14, No. 2 (2000):
In this article, Professor Walter Block discusses the legalities of black mail as well as the Libertarian perspective. Volume 15, Number 2 (2001) Block, Walter. “Toward a Libertarian Theory of Blackmail.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 15, No. 2 (2001):
The Declaration of Independence maintains that: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. If what is meant by this is that people should have the right not to be murdered, their
Frank van Dun, in his article “Against Libertarian Legalism,” criticizes prior articles by N. Stephan Kinsella and me. Although his article constitutes, in part, a radical if not blistering attack on my prior article, at least it has the merit of fully understanding that which it criticizes. All too often, negative appraisals of libertarianism
In his article “Natural Law and the Jurisprudence of Freedom,” my friend and colleague Frank van Dun offers two options as my possible categorizations of his views: “anti-libertarian” or “confusion and inconsistency on the part of a libertarian sympathiser.”1 Given these two sharp alternatives, I choose the second, for I certainly do not consider
Randy Holcombe’s “Government: unnecessary but Inevitable” (2004) is an interesting and challenging, but ultimately fallacious, essay on government. In his view, this institution is “unnecessary, but inevitable.” Volume 19, Number 3 (2005) Block, Walter. “Governmental Inevitability: Reply to Holcombe.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 19, No. 3
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