Today, March 2nd, 2026, would have been the great Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday!
In celebration, I decided to talk a little bit about one of his essays that I think is exceptionally good at describing the proper mindset of Rothbardian Anarchocapitalism.
The bottom line is this: the State is a band of “robbers, enslavers, and murderers,” and whenever you lose sight of that fact, you risk falling into the trap of thinking about politics as winner-versus-loser, and viewing the State’s actions that you approve of through a lens that ignores the mountain of injustices upon which every one of its actions rests.
The essay is from 1977, called “Do You Hate the State?” and can be read here:
https://mises.org/mises-daily/do-you-hate-state
And then, in honor of Rothbard’s 100th birthday, I recommend reading some more of his excellent works today, this week, this month… whatever’s convenient for you:
The Mises Institute’s free archive of Rothbard’s writings.
The above embedded video is available on Odysee, YouTube, and BitChute.