Ep. 256 The Rothbardian Definition of the State
Bob explains the Rothbardian approach to defining the State, and then applies it to the recent example of a gas station hiring private security.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
- Rothbard’s book, The Anatomy of the State. (Bob read from the first chapter during the episode.)
- A news story covering the Philly gas stations employing private, heavily armed security.
- Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.
About the author, Robert
Christian and economist, Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech, Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, and co-host with Tom Woods of the podcast "Contra Krugman."