Block’s Defending the Undefendable has needled and irritated an entire generation of readers and compelled many to re-examine long-held beliefs in favor of the logic of libertarianism. Now comes volume 2, with a foreword by Ron Paul, that promises more such irritation for future generations.
What would happen if the FDA didn’t ensure that food was safe and the EPA didn’t protect us from pollution? What would happen if the SEC didn’t rein in Wall Street and the FTC and antitrust laws didn’t protect us from monopolies and collusion? The answer is “I don’t know; no one knows.” But someone would come up with an solution.
If Germany has competitive labor costs and can build a better widget, where is the problem?
What individualism teaches us is that society is greater than the individual only in so far as it is free.
Reason has demonstrated that, for man, the most adequate means of improving his condition is social cooperation and division of labor.
The advances that constitute civilization have resulted from human beings cooperating voluntarily.
Presented to Mr. Henry Getz. Includes remarks by Peter Klein and Lew Rockwell. Recorded at the Mises Institute on 5 June 2013.
During the 2012 presidential campaign, President Obama made his now famous claim that “you didn’t build that” in reference to the infrastructure that businesses use to provide goods and services to customers.
A business-hostile administration will provoke more apprehension than a business-friendlier administration.
