Murray N. Rothbard was a system builder in the mode of Ludwig von Mises, Frank H. Knight, and F. A. Hayek. Social, economic, and political problems are intertwined and complex and require a grand theory to address them. For Rothbard, the unifying theme of social theory was liberty.
At the core of the Austrian revival—which continues to this day—was Murray Rothbard. Rothbard took the inimitable work of Mises, as set down in his groundbreaking treatise Human Action, and expanded it further, and in so doing developed his Science of Liberty.
The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond?
The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond?
Ryan McMaken takes a look at Rothbard's seminal 1963 essay "War, Peace, and the State."
Philosopher Matt Zwolinski has declared libertarianism to lack any coherent standards. Zwolinski’s confusion is the result of his rejection of libertarianism as outlined by Murray Rothbard and others based upon free markets based on individual rights.
Philosopher Matt Zwolinski has declared libertarianism to lack any coherent standards. Zwolinski’s confusion is the result of his rejection of libertarianism as outlined by Murray Rothbard and others based upon free markets based on individual rights.
A foreign policy that seeks to maintain a global empire is entirely incompatible with the laissez-faire, free-market system at home that many hawkish self-described libertarians claim to support.
A foreign policy that seeks to maintain a global empire is entirely incompatible with the laissez-faire, free-market system at home that many hawkish self-described libertarians claim to support.
