Mises Daily
Author:
David S. D'Amato
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Egypt’s dictator, Hosni Mubarak, objected to the demand that he step down, on the grounds that this would lead to utter chaos in Egypt. Many commentators implicitly agreed with him, warning that anarchy could result unless there were some organized transition to a new government, a new source of law. The assumption that the state is the only