Murray Rothbard

The Myth of the Public Servant- Why Bureaucrats Only Serve Their Own Expansion

The Myth of the “Public Servant”: Why Bureaucrats Only Serve Their Own Expansion

There is a phrase so deeply embedded in political language that most people never stop to examine it. “Public servant.” Say it slowly. Let it sit. Now ask yourself a simple question: when was the last time you felt served by the Department of Motor Vehicles? Murray Rothbard, the American economist and libertarian thinker who […]

The Myth of the “Public Servant”: Why Bureaucrats Only Serve Their Own Expansion Read More »

Taxation is Theft: Re-evaluating the Most Controversial Phrase in Political History

Taxation is Theft: Re-evaluating the Most Controversial Phrase in Political History (Murray Rothbard)

Three words. That’s all it took for Murray Rothbard to ignite a philosophical war that still rages today. When the economist and political theorist declared that taxation is theft, he wasn’t making a throwaway comment at a cocktail party. He was lobbing a grenade into the foundation of modern civilization. The phrase seems absurd at

Taxation is Theft: Re-evaluating the Most Controversial Phrase in Political History (Murray Rothbard) Read More »