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Murray Rothbard
economist · 2 mentions across 1 reading
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Rothbard is an anarcho-capitalist theorist who argued that government is inherently tyrannical and synonymous with totalitarianism, a view that shaped right-wing libertarian thought echoed by figures like Reagan and Thatcher. The course readings invoke Rothbard's anti-state ideology to critique how libertarian and cyberlibertarian discourse—despite appearing focused on non-economic issues—ultimately serves concentrated capital and power, even as it claims to oppose governmental coercion. His influence on contemporary right-wing thinking makes him relevant to understanding how technological utopianism intersects with laissez-faire economics and the redistribution of power away from states toward private actors.
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