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[From Property, Freedom and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe .] I met Hans-Hermann Hoppe in 1991, I believe. Dissatisfied with inconsistencies in Hayek’s concept of individual freedom, I was looking for an assessment that (at least) tried to avoid these inconsistencies. Hoppe’s approach was and still is a representative of this rare

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

Here is an English version of  my review of Hoppe’s  Myth of National Defense , which appeared in Frankfurter Allgermeine Zeitung, January 5, 2004 (from the  German ): Libertarians argue in favor of competition because it furthers efficient solutions and prevents monopolies. When it comes to questions of national security, however, many of them