The week that birthed Anarcho Capitalism

03/02/2007 Mises Wire Daniel J. D'Amico

Happy Birthday today to Murray N. Rothbard who would have been 81 if my calculations are correct. And happy early birthday to Gustave de Molinari who would be really old tomorrow.

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