Comments on: Rothbard’s Memos Marked “Strictly Confidential”

By: Ben Ranson

Ben Ranson — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:24:23 +0000

Rothbard is the Jimi Hendrix of economics: Years roll by since his untimely passing, yet, he keeps on publishing great new material!

By: Franklin

Franklin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:19:38 +0000

Could be.
I was always partial to “Don’t tread on me.” Sorry, much as I want to be cosmopolitan, my Yankee roots bind me to the American experience — some historical and some, no doubt, mythological.

By: Bruce Koerber

Bruce Koerber — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:13:19 +0000

What Is The True Meaning Of Anarchism?

For most people anarchism is perceived as a negative. In that regard it has the same baggage as ‘capitalism.’ However, in practice they are the same thing, that is, an unhampered free market system with no economic role for government.

What is the role of government then? That depends on how each society decides to protect itself against fraud and violence. There are numerous means to achieve this ends but it is doubtful that any society would choose complete anarchy! That is like saying that human minds would choose chaos instead of order. A deranged individual might but at the societal level moderation would prevail.

By: John B

John B — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:47:45 +0000

Anarchism isn’t something one has to achieve, to coerce into being. It is the state of affairs free from control, free from being pushed around.
It almost seems that one is falling into the “controllist”, “governmentalist” trap of the need to do something in order to achieve a state of freedom, instead of simply just stopping trying to organise political and economic systems and simply let the free system of exchange (market) take over.
Perhaps a slogan for libertarianism could be: “Back off!” ?

By: MB

MB — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:05:04 +0000

And when are we going to see the new edition of “the Logic of Action” aka “Economic Controversies” i believe, which was promise 2-3 years ago…