Joel, Rothbard used the Mises Institute to execute on his strategy. Rothbard was closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute from its founding in 1982 by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. This organization became the main vehicle for the promotion of his ideas, and he served as its Academic Vice-President. In a four-volume series, Conceived in Liberty (1975-1979), he presented a detailed account of American colonial history that stressed the libertarian antecedents of the American Revolution. Libertarianism is in the DNA of Americans. Unfortunately we succumbed to Statolatry for which we're now paying the price. Put simply, Rothbard was an intellectual giant and his ideas are bearing fruit all over the world. I hope I live long enough to see the Liberty Revival here in America.
That was heavy and wise. You have an unusual, good mind, Joel.
I have been writing for 50 years, precipitated by a religious experience. They were documented by William James. He wrote in a time when some sought the essence of truth. He probably thought that the essence began with a decision on God.
Christ went into the desert, like the metaphor of the Jews, like the 40 years struggle of a generation, to answer the first question, “Whom will you serve, God or man.”
Christ said, “I am the way and the truth.”
Who was it Kierkegaard, man has a puny brain, then it is clouded by self interest.
Today, the biggest obstacle to truth is delusion, the cacophony of broadcast lies” “Evil is the father of all lies.”
Christ gave us a philosophy: word and deed. He said, “I have come to set you free, to give abundant life. You must be born again, lose your old, corrupted self for the new self.
We are corrupted, delusion and mind control go hand and hand.
The only way to get the anarchy, government, public opinion that Tolstoy believed in, and Thoreau enunciated is by the change of individual hearts following “The way and the truth.”
Which emphatically, Christ said is himself, God. Not through any mediator, but directly.
“The hills are always alive with the sounds of music and even the rocks cry wisdom to those that have ears to hear.”
Murray Rothbart was a unique intellect. To say he was a bit irascible is an understatement. He is the father of Anarcho-Capitalism and for that he shall and should be thanked and remembered. He should also be remembered for the founding of the Cato Institute. In fact, he suggested the name.
But he had a falling out with Ed Crane and hence the founding of the Ludwig von Mises Institute came about. As we know, he was something of ideological purest. And so, they set up shop across the street from Auburn University. It's a cool place.
He also had some rather controversial ideas and political positions.
In 1948 he supported the candidacy of Strom Thurman and the Dixiecrats. In 1992 he endorsed Pat Buchannan for president. In 1959 he befriended Holocaust denier Harry Elmer Barnes. He also embraced revisionist history some of it valid, some of it, well, kookery, not sure that's actually a word but you get the idea. If you want an entertaining critique of Mr. Rothbart's revisionism, go to https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2012/01/23/courting-cranks/
He could be rather critical. He didn't last long as an acolyte of Ayn Rand. He dismissed Adam Smith as a "shameless plagiarist" in volume 1 of his "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought." He could also find fault with his fellow Austrians. He broke with von Mises on the subject of ethics and on the idea of the need for a state. Mises thought a state was necessary according to the Rothbart Wikipedia page "to uphold markets."
He was a genius. He was an original thinker. He did not walk on water.
Joel just wonderful fantasies even the dear Rothbard could never really come to grips with how to enable a society of ladder climbers to slowly or suddenly get off their every escalating ladders .. easy to say, just jump off no matter how high up you are on the financial/social/bureaucratic ladder of your civilisation, it'll be ok and your landing will not hurt much either physically/emotionally you'll be alright .. really ? well lets see if the greatest instrument of human kind (WWW) has sufficiently enlightened human kind to try this Argentinian experiment or maybe we should wait to see if those enlightened young radicals will hold their nerve and face the fury of those who are about to be purged from their addictions of eating at the trough of humankind's many pleasurable vices ..
I'm CERTAIN someone is wondering about "Omphaloskepsis"... You can read about the origin of this fantastic word (as well as see an insight into our daily household experience) here: https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/should-we-navel-gaze?utm_source=publication-search
Joel, Rothbard used the Mises Institute to execute on his strategy. Rothbard was closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute from its founding in 1982 by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. This organization became the main vehicle for the promotion of his ideas, and he served as its Academic Vice-President. In a four-volume series, Conceived in Liberty (1975-1979), he presented a detailed account of American colonial history that stressed the libertarian antecedents of the American Revolution. Libertarianism is in the DNA of Americans. Unfortunately we succumbed to Statolatry for which we're now paying the price. Put simply, Rothbard was an intellectual giant and his ideas are bearing fruit all over the world. I hope I live long enough to see the Liberty Revival here in America.
Again Joel, putting a smile on my face... most definitely did not contemplate that on my rise from bed this morning
I'm most definitely interested in hearing more about Rothbard.
Thanks.
If only these words by Rothbard would not fall on deaf ears!
Paid for membership but when I put my email address in the box it doesn’t work.
That was heavy and wise. You have an unusual, good mind, Joel.
I have been writing for 50 years, precipitated by a religious experience. They were documented by William James. He wrote in a time when some sought the essence of truth. He probably thought that the essence began with a decision on God.
Christ went into the desert, like the metaphor of the Jews, like the 40 years struggle of a generation, to answer the first question, “Whom will you serve, God or man.”
Christ said, “I am the way and the truth.”
Who was it Kierkegaard, man has a puny brain, then it is clouded by self interest.
Today, the biggest obstacle to truth is delusion, the cacophony of broadcast lies” “Evil is the father of all lies.”
Christ gave us a philosophy: word and deed. He said, “I have come to set you free, to give abundant life. You must be born again, lose your old, corrupted self for the new self.
We are corrupted, delusion and mind control go hand and hand.
The only way to get the anarchy, government, public opinion that Tolstoy believed in, and Thoreau enunciated is by the change of individual hearts following “The way and the truth.”
Which emphatically, Christ said is himself, God. Not through any mediator, but directly.
“The hills are always alive with the sounds of music and even the rocks cry wisdom to those that have ears to hear.”
Unfortunately, Rothbard's natural rights approach does not stand up to arguments that simply reject it. A different approach is to apply philosophy of science to the problem of understanding society: https://www.academia.edu/43892016/The_Society_Most_Conducive_to_Problem_Solving_Karl_Popper_and_Piecemeal_Social_Engineering
Murray Rothbart was a unique intellect. To say he was a bit irascible is an understatement. He is the father of Anarcho-Capitalism and for that he shall and should be thanked and remembered. He should also be remembered for the founding of the Cato Institute. In fact, he suggested the name.
But he had a falling out with Ed Crane and hence the founding of the Ludwig von Mises Institute came about. As we know, he was something of ideological purest. And so, they set up shop across the street from Auburn University. It's a cool place.
He also had some rather controversial ideas and political positions.
In 1948 he supported the candidacy of Strom Thurman and the Dixiecrats. In 1992 he endorsed Pat Buchannan for president. In 1959 he befriended Holocaust denier Harry Elmer Barnes. He also embraced revisionist history some of it valid, some of it, well, kookery, not sure that's actually a word but you get the idea. If you want an entertaining critique of Mr. Rothbart's revisionism, go to https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2012/01/23/courting-cranks/
He could be rather critical. He didn't last long as an acolyte of Ayn Rand. He dismissed Adam Smith as a "shameless plagiarist" in volume 1 of his "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought." He could also find fault with his fellow Austrians. He broke with von Mises on the subject of ethics and on the idea of the need for a state. Mises thought a state was necessary according to the Rothbart Wikipedia page "to uphold markets."
He was a genius. He was an original thinker. He did not walk on water.
If the stars continue to align we might once again hear, "Rich as an Argentinian". Might there be some ground zero investment opportunities?
You are correct! I did not wake up learning about how to unduly the salty pick! Great article
Joel just wonderful fantasies even the dear Rothbard could never really come to grips with how to enable a society of ladder climbers to slowly or suddenly get off their every escalating ladders .. easy to say, just jump off no matter how high up you are on the financial/social/bureaucratic ladder of your civilisation, it'll be ok and your landing will not hurt much either physically/emotionally you'll be alright .. really ? well lets see if the greatest instrument of human kind (WWW) has sufficiently enlightened human kind to try this Argentinian experiment or maybe we should wait to see if those enlightened young radicals will hold their nerve and face the fury of those who are about to be purged from their addictions of eating at the trough of humankind's many pleasurable vices ..