Articles by Walter E. Block

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Left and Right

Libertarians reject them both, says Walter Block.

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12/24/2013

That Sexist Walter Block

He’s at it again.

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10/22/2013

Can Inner-City Gangsters Be Stopped?

Abolish welfare and the minimum wage, and legalize drugs and prostitution, says Walter Block.

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9/23/2013

Are Background Checks Discriminatory?

Yes, and so what, asks Walter Block.

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8/22/2013

There Is No Right to Privacy

For you—or the state, says Walter Block.

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7/13/2013

Forced Funding for Circumcision?

Walter Block on conservative "religious liberty."

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6/25/2013

To Twist Noses and Advance the Good

Walter Block on why he writes.

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6/20/2013

Children’s Rights?

Walter Block on the libertarian view.

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6/14/2013

Anarchism, Minarchism, Ron Paul, and Me

Walter Block makes distinctions.

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6/13/2013

Unknown Libertarian History

Walter Block remembers Karl Hess and the Rothbard Circle.

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6/10/2013

Want To Solve Poverty in Bangladesh?

Walter Block on the imperative of laissez-faire capitalism.

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6/6/2013

Battling Anarcho-Capitalists

Doug Casey vs. Walter Block.

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4/13/2013

Walter Block: Doug Casey Is an Optimist

Doug Casey vs. Walter Block.

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4/13/2013

Is Austrian Economics a ‘Cult’?

Walter Block smacks down the establishment.

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4/12/2013

Is Austrian Economics a Cult?

Walter Block smacks down the establishment.

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4/12/2013

Should We Hate Iran?

Of course not, says Walter Block. Live and let live.

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3/13/2013

Iran

Of course not, says Walter Block. Live and let live.

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3/13/2013

Chris Selley Is a Pussy Libertarian; I'm Not

It's the most-hated liberty, and therefore the one we should cherish most, says Walter Block.

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2/25/2013

My ‘Debate’ With George Jonas Continues

Walter Block shows how.

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2/18/2013

The Curious Case of the Non-Libertarian, George Jonas

Try having a clue, says Walter Block.

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2/8/2013

Forced Vaccinations

Walter Block on forced vaccinations.

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2/4/2013

Libertarian Pessimism Confronted

If you're a libertarian, says Walter Block.

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1/16/2013

Right To Work Laws: A Libertarian Analysis

Walter Block on conservative interventionism.

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12/21/2012

Response to Questions on Libertarianism

Walter Block answers them.

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12/12/2012

Contra Randy Barnett on the Libertarian Party

Randy Barnett is all wet, says Walter Block.

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11/9/2012

Friedman on Intolerance: A Critique

On "intolerance," says Walter Block.

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10/17/2012

Contrary to Paul Krugman, the Broken Window Fallacy Is a Fallacy

It's my new mission, says Walter Block.

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10/8/2012

Long Thin Things

Walter Block on market vs. State on roads, powerlines, and more.

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9/3/2012

A Not So Funny Thing Happened to Me in Tampa

Walter Block on what went down.

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8/30/2012

A Slim, Astounding Volume on Liberty

Walter Block on a Ralph Raico masterpiece.

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7/10/2012

Is Libertarianism Anti-Religious?

Of course not, says the non-religious Walter Block.

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7/7/2012

Won’t You Come Back, Alan Greenspan?

Walter Block writes to another ex-libertarian.

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7/2/2012

Ron Paul for President, 2016

Why not? Walter Block on the next campaign.

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6/14/2012

Come Home, Former Libertarian

You know you're not happy as a statist, says Walter Block.

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6/1/2012

The Koch-Cato Power Opera

And what it shows us about a prominent "libertarian." Article by Walter Block.

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4/16/2012

Spike Lee’s Zimmerman Tweet

Was it criminal?

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4/2/2012

The Paul-Romney Rumors Are Bunk

But do compare Ron with Gandhi, says Walter Block.

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2/27/2012

Reply to a Doubting Infantry Veteran

Walter Block on Ron Paul and the military.

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2/13/2012

How Is Ron Paul Doing?

Much better than you think, says Walter Block.

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2/10/2012

The Catholic Candidate

It's Ron Paul, says Walter Block.

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1/30/2012

Why the Fed Is a Criminal Organization

Walter Block explains to his students.

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1/23/2012

Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Libertarianism

And Ron Paul.

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1/18/2012

The New Yorker vs. Ron Paul

Walter Block shreds the old mag.

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1/5/2012

Who Started It?

Walter Block on Iran, and why Ron Paul is right.

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1/4/2012

Ron Paul: Far Left or Far Right?

Walter Block on understanding real freedom.

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1/2/2012

Is Ron Paul Out of Date?

Don’t make Walter Block laugh.

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12/28/2011

Ron Paul Is a ‘Stooge for Hitler’?

Walter Block on the latest neocon atrocity.

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12/27/2011

Ron Paul Attacked by Greens

Walter Block takes down the Algorites.

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12/13/2011

Can a Libertarian Oppose Ron Paul?

What do you think?

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12/12/2011

Response to a Jewish Opponent of Ron Paul

Walter Block refutes the "25 [ridiculous] reasons not to support Ron."

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12/10/2011