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Molinari frames this choice as the central political question that determines whether a society will be free or oppressed.

Molinari confronts the common objection that security is somehow different from other goods and must be exempted from market provision.

Molinari applies the general principle of free competition directly to the provision of security services.

Molinari argues that the division of labor and voluntary cooperation form the natural basis of social organization.

Molinari opens by establishing that humans have a fundamental need for security of their persons and property.

Rothbard introduces Molinari's essay as a pioneering work that took free-market principles to their logical conclusion by questioning the state's monopoly on defense.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist.

Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences.

Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences.

How do new or even “radical” ideas become part of the body politic? The Overton Window provides a way of better way of helping us understand how things change.