The prolific libertarian scholar Walter Block joins me for a fascinating look at his life in the libertarian world, from his days as a social democrat through libertarianism and beyond.
About the Guest
Walter Block holds an endowed chair in economics at Loyola University New Orleans. He is the author of many books, including Defending the Undefendable.
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Introduction Mentioned
Betrayal of the American Right, Introduction and Preface by Tom Woods
Books Mentioned
The Betrayal of the American Right, by Murray N. Rothbard (click here for the online version)
Space Capitalism: How Humans will Colonize Planets, Moons, and Asteroids, by Peter Lothian Nelson and Walter E. Block
Guest’s Website
Previous Appearances
Ep. 1056 Walter Block Answers the Hard Libertarian Questions
Ep. 894 Revisiting Libertarians for Trump, as the First Hundred Days Come to a Close (Walter Block and Robert Wenzel)
Ep. 823 Major Milestone: Libertarian Walter Block Looks Back on 500 Peer-Reviewed Articles
Ep. 636 Libertarians for Trump? A Debate (Walter Block and Robert Wenzel)
Ep. 589 Milton Friedman: Assessment and Critique, with Walter Block
Ep. 548 Privatize the Ocean
Ep. 470 Debate, Murphy vs. Block: May Libertarians Accept Government Money? (Walter Block and Bob Murphy)
Ep. 468 Rand Paul: Yes or No? Walter Block and Scott Horton Debate (Walter Block and Scott Horton)
Ep. 458 May a Libertarian Take Money from the State?
Ep. 119 The Environment and the Market
Ep. 13 Objections to Libertarianism
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