An Open Letter to Walter E. Block

An Open Letter to Walter E. Block

Author: Mises Institute February 19, 2024 Duration: 28:55
Block’s call for total war and the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent civilians in Gaza is the complete and uninhibited rejection and renunciation of the nonaggression principle that constitutes one of the very cornerstones of the Rothbardian system. Original Article: An Open Letter to Walter E. Block

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