Sublime

In The Ethics of Liberty Rothbard explains libertarian anarcho‐capitalism as the only logically coherent implication of the idea of free will and self‐ownership:

For Rothbardians—as opposed to their archenemies the neocons—the worst of all government activity is war: “It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.”

Rothbard’s monetary view has never been put in effect, but actually has an opportunity to prove its viability with bitcoin. Bitcoin with its absolutely limited supply defines the Rothbardian system.

According to Rothbard, complete gridlock is the best one can hope for in Washington. A paralyzed government was fairly close to his anarchist ideal. In this vein, political insanity is not a bug; it’s a feature,

Whereas Buchanan’s views were informed by a sense of earnestness, humility, and respect, Rothbard’s every breath was laden with irreverence for authority. Buchanan was an Irish Catholic who regarded 1959’s liberalizing Vatican II Council as a surrender of the forces of good (meaning orthodoxy) to those of decadent modernism. Rothbard, on the other

Furiously and famously, Mises declared, “You’re all a bunch of socialists!” and stormed out.2 Much like Rand with rent control, Mises felt that once income distribution is on the table, the jig is basically up.