Is Gerard Casey, professor of philosophy at University College, Dublin, and erstwhile philosophy department chairman. I get to see him once a year at the Austrian Scholars Conference at the Mises Institute. His is the kind of mind that can make mincemeat of contrary arguments, but his is the kind of personality that achieves this genially and with a smile. Here he is discussing his forthcoming book Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State.
My blurb for this book reads: “Gerard Casey has written a truly astonishing book, one that relentlessly dismantles some of the most deeply embedded presuppositions in political philosophy. From now on, this will be the first book I use to persuade someone who insists on the vast benefits the state provides. A lasting and vastly significant addition to the literature.” It comes out in September. Pre-order so you don’t forget.
And here’s Casey on Murray Rothbard, about whom he wrote an earlier book: