Walter Block: Archives

Past articles by Walter Block on LewRockwell.com

The Jews and Capitalism
Walter Block on a love-hate relationship.

My Daughter and Tibet
And China and the neocons.

The Hurricane of State
It's far worse than Katrina, say Walter Block and Lew Rockwell (.pdf).

Victory in Iraq
It involves Ron Paul, say Vedran Vuk and Walter Block.

Libertarians in the MSM
A reply to Michael Kinsley, from Walter Block.

Open Letter to Ron Paul
Walter Block has advice.

Hey, Libertarians
Walter Block has more to tell you about Ron Paul.

Hey, Economists
Do NOT vote for Ron Paul, says Walter Block.

Ron Paul and the Fed
A rejoinder to David Frum, from Walter Block and William Barnett II.

An Open Letter About Open Letters
Walter Block on Ron Paul.

Ron Paul and the Jews
Walter Block has more to say.

Ron Paul, Israel, and the Jews
Walter Block on foreign aid.

Why Not Ron Paul?
Walter Block vs. socialists and beltway libertarians.

Should Ron Paul Accept Matching Funds?
It's libertarian to do so, says Walter Block, though there are other considerations.

Economic Ignoramuses
Why they hate and fear free enterprise.

The Trouble With Democracy
Walter Block on The Myth of the Rational Voter, by Bryan Caplan.

Memo to the NTU
Why Walter Block won't sign your petition.

Indians and 'Human Rights'
A debate between Walter Block and Lorne Gunter.

Kill 'Em All
Walter Block and Max Raskin on a little bellum omnium contra omnes.

Was the US Attack on Afghanistan Libertarian?
Surely you jest.

Libertarianism vs. War
Walter Block on the unity of peace and freedom, despite the claims of Randy Barnett.

Ron Paul's Chances
Walter Block writes libertarians.

The NBA Targeted
By the EEOC (not a parody?). Article by Max Raskin and Walter Block.

DOJ Attacks Gates Foundation
Max Raskin and Walter Block on what might not be a parody.

Like What You're Reading?
Walter Block on what to do about it.

The Trouble With Jesuits
Well, most of them.

An Open Letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Do what you can to placate Bush, says Walter Block.

Prof. Perlstein Is All Wet
On the legalization of drugs in New Orleans, says Walter Block.

My Iranian Friend
Walter Block on Houshang Memarzedeh.

Cut the Murder Rate in New Orleans
Legalize drugs.

The Nanny Corporation
Walter Block on how the state warps companies.

Passing the Torch of Liberty
Walter Block on why and how.

Saving Language
From the clutches of the state.

More Deaths by Government
Walter Block and colleagues show the grisly total is even higher than you thought.

The Libertarian Big Tent
We're not Objectivists, after all. Article by Walter Block and Tennyson McCalla.

More Deaths by Government
Walter Block on our socialist highway system.

Driving to and from Jerusalem
That is, Auburn, and what Walter Block and Vedran Vuk discussed.

Unions: Social Benefactors or Gangs of Thugs?
A debate featuring Walter Block.

Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians
Walter Block on our meager choices.

Kill 'Em All
Walter Block turns libertarian warmonger.

Abolish the Public School System
Walter Block and Andrew Young on free-enterprise education.

Block Attacks Rockwell for 'Extremism'
Walter Block has had it.

Nuclear Regulatory Confusion
James Levindis, Walter Block, and James Morrel on government.

Those Cartoons
A libertarian analysis from Walter Block.

Nuttynomics
Walter Block on the anti-propertyism of Steven E. Landsburg.

Sports Are Glorious, Rational, and Private
But beware creeping statism, says Walter Block.

Walter Block in Exile
Unfortunately, it means he has to watch socialist teevee.

The Evil of Unions
In the public as well as the private sector.

Don't Give to the Red Cross
Walter Block on the mind, the market, and Katrina.

The Yellow Dog Contract
Bring back this heroic institution, says Walter Block.

Me and Katrina
Walter Block on private enterprise, the dead hand of the past, and weather socialism.

Airport Insecurity
Walter Block on the idea of government protection.

Language and Truth
The state seeks to sever that link; we must guard it, says Walter Block.

Federalism: Is It Libertarian?
Walter Block and Stephan Kinsella on centralizers and decentralizers.

Hoppe and Summers
Walter Block on a tale of two economists.

Memories of Murray
Walter Block on winning the Rothbard Medal of Freedom.

Want To Cure Poverty?
Get the government out of the market, says Walter Block.

Me and Hurricane Ivan
Thanks a lot, government.

The Time of My Life
Walter Block on teaching at the Mises University.

Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'n Roll
And libertarianism.

Want To Help the Poor and Oppressed?
Encourage laissez-faire capitalism, you bleeding-heart liberal, says Walter Block.

Walter Block Goes Commie
Well, Kerry.

If You Have To Vote for a President
Walter Block on the candidates.

The State Was a Mistake
Walter Block on Democracy, the God That Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

The Mishnah and Jewish Dirigisme
Walter Block on a paradox.

Go, Walter!
The famed Walter Block - Richard Epstein debate on eminent domain.

Thirteenth Floors
It's time for the empire to act, says Walter Block.

Stop Whining About Jobs
It's production that counts, says Walter Block.

Social Justice
Walter Block on a scary concept.

In Defense of Scabs
Walter Block on the justifications for trade unions.

Is There a Right To Unionize?
Of course not.

The Death Penalty
Zap, says Walter Block.

Term Limits Hurt Female Politicians
Another silver lining from Walter Block.

Silver Linings
Walter Block replies to his critics.

A Silver Lining in Unjust Executions?
Walter Block pushes the libertarian envelope.

Second Thoughts on Drug Legalization
Would it mean more loot for the state?

Abusive Language, Taxes
And politicians. Article by Walter Block and Bill Barnett.

Feminist Sports Fraud
High-school boys are better than the top women athletes, says Walter Block.

Turning Their Coats for the State
Walter Block on the pro-war ‘libertarians’ who, mirable dictu, are pro-aggression elsewhere.

APEE Vindicated
Bruce Benson replies to Walter Block. Walter adds a note.

Bloodthirsty 'Libertarians'
Walter Block on why warmongers can't be pro-liberty.

Private Enterprise and the Fed
What should be the relationship?

Sneak Attack
Samuel L. Baker and Paul Craig Roberts on movie critics and Gods and Generals.

Libertarian Warmongers
It's a contradiction in terms, says Walter Block. And here's Rothbard.

How I Became a Libertarian
Walter Block explains.

Market vs. State
It is the overriding distinction in economics and politics.

Federal Agent to Walter Block
We agree about the drug war.

New Thoughts on Drug Prohibition
Walter Block vs. a libertarian statist.

If at First You Don't Secede
Try, try again.

Term Limits Make Me Sick
A Hoppean analysis from Walter Block.

Let the South Go
We could be a real help in the world, says Walter Block, if only we would undo the injustice of St. Abraham's war.

Secession and Slavery
A libertarian theory from Walter Block.

Ideas Rule
For good or ill.

Don't Take Your Daughter to Work
And other un-PC thoughts from Walter Block.

Looting Celebrities
Get voluntary contributions, Walter Block tells them.

Arm the Coeds

Dr. Government
Walter Block on the bureaucrat with the stethoscope.

Boxing and Business School
The problem of ratings.

The Motor Vehicle Bureau
Walter Block confronts it.

Compassionate Conservatism
Is Walter Block defending the undefendable?

Stem Cells: a Libertarian Compromise?
Walter Block is, as always, provocative.

Keep the Penny, Toss the Fed
Walter Block on the criminals who killed this once-useful coin.

Clean, Cool Private Water
Government water means trouble, in Canada and everywhere.

Heroic Hunt Farms
Private property where game is raised for hunting. Naturally, the environmentalists are green over them.

Four Firemen Die in Socialist Fire
Worse, two of them were women. Walter Block on the lessons we can draw.

The Libertarian Axiom
Walter Block explains it to our neocon critic.