Mondays with Murray: How Did Rothbard Become a Libertarian?
There are many who believe humans are largely born libertarians; that we just "unlearn" the natural feelings of individual liberty through the various governmental, educational, and media institutions that gradually teach us otherwise from an early age. Many that believe in the concept of natural rights would argue that we are indeed born free. As we look at the world around us however, we can see that the libertarian - one who understands and passionately advocates for the ideas of liberty - is a rare breed. It is the unique individual who can see through the propaganda and discern right from wrong. Luckily, the Internet has made it even easier to spread these ideas, and turn more people into libertarians. Or, return people to their natural state of liberty.So how did "Mr. Libertarian", Murray Rothbard, become a libertarian?Well strap yourselves in, kids, because he's here to tell about just that! In a 1981 talk at the 1981 National Libertarian Party Convention, Rothbard tells the whole tale. Check it!http://youtu.be/M3HatEn0BjIReceive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” and the “League of Liberty Podcast” by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride and supporting us on Patreon!
Check out our past editions of Mondays with Murray!11/18/13 - Rothbard on JFK, LBJ and Crony Capitalism11/11/13 - Don't Underestimate the Shell Game of the Central Planners11/4/13 - Rothbard on the "Black Market Strategy"10/28/13 - What Crimes Does the State Hate the Most?10/21/13 - Who Would Fund the Science?10/14/13 - A Strategy for Liberty10/7/13 - Rothbard on "Obamacare"9/30/13 - Rothbard on Ayn Rand9/23/13 - The Influence of Rothbard9/16/13 - Around the World with Rothbard9/9/13 - Rothbard on Syria War Propaganda9/2/13 - Did Rothbard Approve of Torture?7/29/13 - Rothbard on Revolution7/29/13 - Rothbard on Revolution8/24/13 - Rothbard on "Libertarian Populism"8/17/13 - Rothbard on Libertarian Qualifiers8/12/13 - Rothbard on War Revisionism8/5/13 - Rothbard on George Will's Comments Regarding Libertarianism7/22/13 - Rothbard on the George Zimmerman Verdict7/15/13 - Rothbard on Orwell's "1984"7/8/13 - Rothbard on U.S. Aggression Foreign Aggression & Imperialism7/1/13 - Why Be Libertarian?6/24/13 - Rothbard's Conflicting Views on Thomas Jefferson6/17/13 - Who was the "best" U.S. President?6/10/13 - Rothbard on State Surveillance6/3/13 - Rothbard on Chomsky and "Anarcho-Syndicalism"5/27/13 - Rothbard on America's "Two Just Wars"5/20/13 - Do Animals Have "Rights"5/13/13 - A Further Insight on IP5/6/13 - The Boston Lockdown4/29/13 - The Problem with Empirical Studies4/22/13 - The Real Story of the Whiskey Rebellion4/15/13 - What is an Entrepreneur?4/8/13 - Rothbard on Intellectual Property4/1/13 - The Five Key Questions for the Libertarian Movement3/25/13 - The Six Stages of the Libertarian Movement3/18/13 - Rothbard on the Future Prospects for Liberty3/11/13 - Rothbard on Lysander Spooner3/4/13 – Rothbard on Statism2/25/13 – Rothbard on John Bolton and Ann Coulter2/18/13 – Rothbard vs. Krugman on $9 Minimum Wage2/11/13 – Time To Hoard Nickels2/4/13 - The Death of Keynesian Economics1/28/13 – Competition and Monopoly1/21/13 – Rothbard Down The Memory Hole?1/14/13 – We Are Not The Government1//7/13 – Why Does Someone Become A Statist?12/10/12 – Rothbard on Conspiracy Theory12/3/12 – Rothbard on Secession11/26/12 – Rothbard on the Drug War11/19/12 – Rothbard on the Euro Crisis11/12/12 – Rothbard on the Lions of Liberty11/5/12 – Rothbard on Voting and Gas Lines10/29/12 – Mythbusting the “Free Market Cartel”10/22/12 – Rothbard on the Two Party Charade10/15/12 – Rothbard on Private Roads10/8/12 – Rothbard on Private Law10/1/12 – Rothbard on Ron Paul9/24/12 – Rothbard on Quantitative Easing
