Episode Synopsis "Liberty List, Selection One: “Anatomy of The State” (Murray Rothbard)."
Remember learning about the Social Contract? That governments originate in consent? Rothbard smashes this fairytale to pieces in this seminal essay. You’ll never look at the State the same way again. For further study: https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state (Rothbard). https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/hume-on-the-origin-of-government (Hume). https://mises.org/library/economics-vs-politics (Chodorov). https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/oppenheimer-the-state (Oppenheimer).