Articles by Walter E. Block

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Stop Being a Gun-Free Zone

Walter Block advises his left-wing university.

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10/24/2015

The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty?

Puh-leeze, says Walter Block.

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9/29/2015

Government Is a Death Machine

Incompetent, too. Walter Block remembers a dear friend.

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9/28/2015

I Love Thomas Sowell

But he’s dead wrong on foreign policy, says Walter Block.

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9/21/2015

Abolish the Minimum Wage

If you want to help the poor, says Walter Block.

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9/7/2015

Haters of Austrian Economics

Walter Block takes one apart.

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8/10/2015

Left ‘Libertarians’ Hate Progress If It’s Unequal

Walter Block begs to differ.

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5/2/2015

Gentrification Makes the World a Better Place

So economic illiterates hate and smear it, says Walter Block.

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2/9/2015

The Justifications for US Imperialism

They’re all bloody lies. Article by Walter Block.

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10/18/2014

Columnist All Wet on Libertarianism

Walter Block sets him straight, from the Blockian perspective.

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10/16/2014

May I Sue the NY Times?

For libeling and defaming me. Article by Walter Block.

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9/5/2014

Fighting Fires Without Socialism

Walter Block on the capitalist way.

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7/24/2014

Right on PC, Wrong on Jobs

Walter Block on Larry Summers.

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7/14/2014

Libertarianism From A to Z

An interview with Walter Block.

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7/1/2014

Don’t Mutilate Your Baby Boy

Walter Block on circumcision and libertarianism.

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6/27/2014

Don’t Be Fooled About Libertarianism

Walter Block on what it is, and what it isn’t.

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6/16/2014

Walter Block Influenced by Left-Wing Jesuits

On welfare and the minimum wage.

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6/6/2014

Must We Resort to Interplanetary Welfare?

Walter Block on what’s to be done about unequal moon distribution.

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6/5/2014

Walter Block Discovers a New Source of Inequality

He wants government action.

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6/3/2014

Pure Libertarianism

Walter Block against those who would dilute it.

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5/17/2014

Scurrilous, Libelous, Venomous

Walter Block on the NY Times.

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1/30/2014

The Korean War in Queens

Walter Block on redistributionism.

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1/22/2014

Want To Stab the Poor and Help Labor Unions?

Raise the minimum wage. Article by Walter Block.

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1/17/2014

Homosexuality, Feminism, and Libertarianism

A response from Walter “The Fearless” Block.

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1/10/2014

Left and Right

Libertarians reject them both, says Walter Block.

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12/24/2013

That Sexist Walter Block

He’s at it again.

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10/22/2013

Can Inner-City Gangsters Be Stopped?

Abolish welfare and the minimum wage, and legalize drugs and prostitution, says Walter Block.

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9/23/2013

Are Background Checks Discriminatory?

Yes, and so what, asks Walter Block.

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8/22/2013

There Is No Right to Privacy

For you—or the state, says Walter Block.

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7/13/2013

Forced Funding for Circumcision?

Walter Block on conservative "religious liberty."

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6/25/2013

To Twist Noses and Advance the Good

Walter Block on why he writes.

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6/20/2013

Children’s Rights?

Walter Block on the libertarian view.

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6/14/2013

Anarchism, Minarchism, Ron Paul, and Me

Walter Block makes distinctions.

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6/13/2013

Unknown Libertarian History

Walter Block remembers Karl Hess and the Rothbard Circle.

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6/10/2013

Want To Solve Poverty in Bangladesh?

Walter Block on the imperative of laissez-faire capitalism.

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6/6/2013

Battling Anarcho-Capitalists

Doug Casey vs. Walter Block.

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4/13/2013

Walter Block: Doug Casey Is an Optimist

Doug Casey vs. Walter Block.

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4/13/2013

Is Austrian Economics a ‘Cult’?

Walter Block smacks down the establishment.

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4/12/2013

Is Austrian Economics a Cult?

Walter Block smacks down the establishment.

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4/12/2013

Should We Hate Iran?

Of course not, says Walter Block. Live and let live.

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3/13/2013

Iran

Of course not, says Walter Block. Live and let live.

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3/13/2013

Chris Selley Is a Pussy Libertarian; I'm Not

It's the most-hated liberty, and therefore the one we should cherish most, says Walter Block.

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2/25/2013

My ‘Debate’ With George Jonas Continues

Walter Block shows how.

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2/18/2013

The Curious Case of the Non-Libertarian, George Jonas

Try having a clue, says Walter Block.

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2/8/2013

Forced Vaccinations

Walter Block on forced vaccinations.

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2/4/2013

Libertarian Pessimism Confronted

If you're a libertarian, says Walter Block.

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1/16/2013

Right To Work Laws: A Libertarian Analysis

Walter Block on conservative interventionism.

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12/21/2012

Response to Questions on Libertarianism

Walter Block answers them.

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12/12/2012

Contra Randy Barnett on the Libertarian Party

Randy Barnett is all wet, says Walter Block.

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11/9/2012

Friedman on Intolerance: A Critique

On "intolerance," says Walter Block.

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10/17/2012