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Murray Rothbard — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1926–1995 · United States · Economist & theorist

Murray Rothbard

Father of anarcho-capitalism

Abolish the state; privatise everything.

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Governance−95
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Social−10
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The economist who coined and systematised anarcho-capitalism — a stateless society in which all services, including law and defence, are supplied by the market.

social

Property-rights absolutist; later allied with paleo-traditionalists.

economic

Pure free-market capitalism with no state whatsoever.

governance

The state is illegitimate; even law and defence should be private.

Notable for
  • 'For a New Liberty'
  • 'Man, Economy, and State'
  • Founded anarcho-capitalism
statelessproperty-rightsaustrian-school
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