Buckley Defames Rothbard

Flipping through the great Rothbard festschrift the other day (Man, Economy, and Liberty: Essays in Honor of Murray N. Rothbard, ed. by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell; Hoppe’s review), the Rothbard obituary by William Buckley, fluttered out. Buckley concluded snidely, “Yes, Murray Rothbard believed in freedom, and yes, David Koresh believed in God.” Also attached was Florence King’s brief comment on Rothbard, and John O’Sullivan’s reply to Buckley’s tasteless obit–and Lew Rockwell’s devastating reply, “Buckley Defames Rothbard.” Given recent (much more gracious) obits of/comments on Buckley by some Rothbardians (Rockwell (2), Carson, Gordon), I thought it might be of interest to scan in the Buckley et al. materials on Rothbard. It’s here.

Update: Burger King Marcus has transcribed the WFB piece, and Lew’s response, here.

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12:43 pm on April 2, 2008