“The greatest danger to the State is
independent intellectual criticism.”
—Murray N. Rothbard
To further celebrate the Year of Rothbard, we’re offering some of Murray's most influential books for 100 days—for free. Request additional copies—limit 5—to share with friends and family.
The first offering is Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State. This is arguably the most radicalizing influence of all his books. It’s an easy read but cuts like a knife, dissecting myths about the state and exposing its inherent chaos and violence. Once you read it, you never think about the government the same way again.
We’re preparing for the release of Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist, an intellectual biography of Rothbard by Professors Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman, by giving away his most devastating critique of the state.
Rothbard starts by dispelling the idea that “we” are the government. This rhetorical diversion is used to convince the public that the state’s actions are merely an extension of the population’s wants and needs. But this is not the case, because if there were unanimity regarding an action, then state violence would not be necessary to carry it out. Even if a majority of the citizenry approves of expropriating a minority, it remains wrongful and involuntary expropriation.
The state, then, according to Rothbard, is “that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion.”
The state flourishes via predation and expropriation. But no population would tolerate blatant and widespread theft. Thus, the state relies on intellectuals to persuade the public that the state’s crimes are not crimes and that the state not only is necessary but is a kind and benevolent institution. Rothbard notes that in modern times, these state intellectuals employ a scientific and technocratic mystique. Questioning the state means questioning the “experts”!
This is what led Rothbard to the conclusion quoted above: “The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” Liberty requires breaking free from the state’s propaganda. Reading Anatomy of the State has helped many people do just that.
Get your free copies today before May 25. And look for our next book offering on May 26
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El origen del Estado no es neutral: nace de la violencia, la conquista y la imposición.
Entenderlo cambia la pregunta clave: no qué puede hacer el poder, sino cuáles son sus límites.
📖l Les comparto este maravilloso libro del profesor Jesús Huerta de Soto, " socialismo, cálculo económico y función empresarial "
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Comunicado de Nicolás Morás:
Repudio la censura de la plataforma X de @elonmusk contra mi respetadísimo colega periodista Antonio Valdez, cuya cuenta @elmercurioAON fue inexplicablemente suspendida, sin especificación de razones, tras la brillante cobertura periodística que viene realizando sobre Israel, Trump, Epstein, Venezuela, el globalismo y la geoeconomía. Insto a todos los que puedan colaborar a qué escriban mensajes de reclamo en la cuenta oficial de X exigiendo inmediata restauración.
@yahvess@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal Ah pero,,,, muy bien que te mueves por esta red, que ofrecida en libre mercado,por qué nadie te obliga a escribir aquí o si? O acaso te dan palo por escribir tonterías?
@yahvess@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal Que tiene que ver el mercado, (intercambio de bienes de propiedad), con lumasos, la calle, golpes, jajaja la verdad es que tus fundamentos ya me dan risa
@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal Primero tienes que entender que es algo, para poder discutir, si no entiendes lo que es, es difícil que puedas llegar a algún razonamiento lógico
@yahvess@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal Dale gracias al mercado, que si no fuese por "el", no tendrías la capacidad de expresarte a través de esta red y decir cada tontera en libertad
@yahvess@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal Sigues sin entender, te explico, el tema en cuestión "el mercado controla la gente", ahora, que es el mercado? Bueno no es más que el intercambio de bienes, fin
@yahvess@gustavo93848438@QuotesforGoal No hace falta ninguna malla curricular, ni se trata de ingenuidad o no, se trata de entender o no entender algo muy básico