My Review of Hoppe’s Book on Defense

01/08/2004 Mises Wire Hardy Bouillon

Here is my review (in German) of Hoppe’s Myth of National Defense, which appeared Monday, January 5, 2004, in Frankfurter Allgermeine Zeitung.

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