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Government as we now know it in the USA and other economically advanced countries is so manifestly horrifying, so corrupt, counterproductive, and outright vicious, that one might well wonder how it co...

Robert Higgs

Government as we now know it in the USA and other economically advanced countries is so manifestly horrifying, so corrupt, counterproductive, and outright vicious, that one might well wonder how it co...

Tags: anarchy, austrian school of economics, belief, capitalism, coercion, collectivism, communi, democracy, empire, free

In the natural sciences, some checks exist on the prolonged acceptance of nutty ideas, which do not hold up well under experimental and observational tests and cannot readily be shown to give rise to...

Robert Higgs

In the natural sciences, some checks exist on the prolonged acceptance of nutty ideas, which do not hold up well under experimental and observational tests and cannot readily be shown to give rise to...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, austrian school of economics, coercion, collectivism, communism, crazy, delusion, dumb

About Author
Robert Higgs (born 1 February 1944) is an American economic historian and economist combining material from Public Choice, the New institutional economics, and the Austrian school of economics; and describes himself as a "libertarian anarchist" in political and legal theory and public policy. His writings in economics and economic history have most often focused on the causes, means, and effects of government power and growth.

A valid contract requires voluntary offer, acceptance, and consideration.

Robert Higgs

A valid contract requires voluntary offer, acceptance, and consideration.

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, austrian school of economics, coercion, contracts, economics, evil, force, free

Income inequality has no necessary connection with poverty, the lack of material resources for a decent life, such as adequate food, shelter, and clothing. A society with great income inequality may h...

Robert Higgs

Income inequality has no necessary connection with poverty, the lack of material resources for a decent life, such as adequate food, shelter, and clothing. A society with great income inequality may h...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, austrian economics, austrian school of economics, capitalism, economics, freedom, government, liberty

We know how the people of Argentina ruined their country. We know how the people of Venezuela ruined their country. Few Americans know much about the history of Argentina or Venezuela. But if they wis...

Robert Higgs

We know how the people of Argentina ruined their country. We know how the people of Venezuela ruined their country. Few Americans know much about the history of Argentina or Venezuela. But if they wis...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, coercion, collectivism, communism, evil, free market, freedom, initiation of force

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am -- not stuck in the middle, but hovering above the entire farcical spectrum, weeping as I behold my fellow man's devotion to political illusion...

Robert Higgs

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am -- not stuck in the middle, but hovering above the entire farcical spectrum, weeping as I behold my fellow man's devotion to political illusion...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, coercion, collectivism, evil, freedom, gang, government, individualism

Nearly all libertarians were once conservatives or progressives or independent statists of some stripe. But scarcely any conservatives, progressives, or independent statists were once libertarians. Th...

Robert Higgs

Nearly all libertarians were once conservatives or progressives or independent statists of some stripe. But scarcely any conservatives, progressives, or independent statists were once libertarians. Th...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, change, evolution, freedom, knowledge, libertarian, liberty, non aggression principle

In regard to the so-called social contract, I have often had occasion to protest that I haven't even seen the contract, much less been asked to consent to it. A valid contract requires voluntary offer...

Robert Higgs

In regard to the so-called social contract, I have often had occasion to protest that I haven't even seen the contract, much less been asked to consent to it. A valid contract requires voluntary offer...

Tags: anarchy, austrian school of economics, freedom, libertarian, liberty, social contract, statism

People and their values are almost infinitely diverse, and people will never agree on many elements of social arrangements that might be subjected to uniform rules of governance. Hence, the greater th...

Robert Higgs

People and their values are almost infinitely diverse, and people will never agree on many elements of social arrangements that might be subjected to uniform rules of governance. Hence, the greater th...

Tags: anarchy, economics, free market, freedom, justice, libertarian, liberty, peace, statism

The government enforces a monopoly over the production and distribution of its alleged 'services' and brings violence to bear against would-be competitors. In so doing, it reveals the fraud at the hea...

Robert Higgs

The government enforces a monopoly over the production and distribution of its alleged 'services' and brings violence to bear against would-be competitors. In so doing, it reveals the fraud at the hea...

Tags: anarcho capitalism, anarchy, ancap, austrian school of economics, coercion, collectivism, force, free market, free trade, freedom