Minarchy

Is the state necessary? In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon follows Aeon J. Skoble’s argument that we can do without the state and finds there is much to like in Skoble’s logic.

Before Murray Rothbard, there was Albert Jay Nock laying intellectual broadsides against the tyranny of the state. While Nock (unlike Rothbard) never called for total abolishment of the state, he did want as minimal a state as could be had.

Before Murray Rothbard, there was Albert Jay Nock laying intellectual broadsides against the tyranny of the state. While Nock (unlike Rothbard) never called for total abolishment of the state, he did want as minimal a state as could be had.

Although minarchists claim to support a “limited” state, the question is, “How limited?” As we already know, even so-called limited states always grow beyond their original boundaries. And then they keep on growing.

While much of what Jordan Peterson does is admirable, he fails to understand the libertarian right. This leads to a lot of analytical errors and a failure to understand Austrian economics.

With political turmoil creating anxiety in Great Britain, The Economist chose to describe the political situation as “anarchy.” In reality, this is political chaos, not anarchy, since anarchy is based upon social cooperation and peaceful resolution of conflicts.

With political turmoil creating anxiety in Great Britain, The Economist chose to describe the political situation as “anarchy.” In reality, this is political chaos, not anarchy, since anarchy is based upon social cooperation and peaceful resolution of conflicts.

An unfortunate consequence of increased wealth is the growth of the parasitic consumptive class of political and cultural elites. Labor migrations often follow in the wake of damage that elites do.

An unfortunate consequence of increased wealth is the growth of the parasitic consumptive class of political and cultural elites. Labor migrations often follow in the wake of damage that elites do.

Michael and Walter Block discuss the Ukrainian conflict, reparations, immigration, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.