Books: For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard

Today’s book recommendation is For A New Liberty by Murray Rothbard. If one is interested in a starting point for either Rothbard’s works or libertarianism, this is a good place to start.

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Description

A classic that for over two decades has been hailed as the best general work on libertarianism available. Rothbard begins with a quick overview of its historical roots, and then goes on to define libertarianism as resting "upon one single axiom: that no man or group of men shall aggress upon the person or property of anyone else." He writes a withering critique of the chief violator of liberty: the State. Rothbard then provides penetrating libertarian solutions for many of today's most pressing problems, including poverty, war, threats to civil liberties, the education crisis, and more.