Walter Block has for decades been one of the most effective and
indefatigable defenders of libertarianism. One feature in his
writing stands out, from his classic Defending the Undefendable to
the present. He consistently applies the principles of
libertarianism to every situation in a bold and original way.
Readers of Toward a Libertarian Society, a collection of his
articles from lewrockwell.com, will find this feature abundantly on
display.
Block believes that libertarianism has three components: foreign
policy, economic policy, and policies on personal liberties. He
devotes a separate part of the book to each of these
components.
In foreign affairs, Block is a resolute non-interventionist. He
is an anarchist who rejects the state altogether; but, so long as a
state exists, it should confine its foreign policy to defense
against invasion. Doing so is in line with the tradition of
Washington and John Quincy Adams. In our own day, Ron Paul has been
the foremost champion of non-intervention; and Paul has few, if
any, more ardent advocates than Walter Block.
In economic policy, Block defends the free market against all
types of interference. One issue especially concerns him: the
activities of labor unions. Against union advocates, Block
emphasizes that wages depend on workers' marginal productivity.
Block is equally decisive in macroeconomics. He calls for the total
abolition of the Fed.
Block, never one to avoid controversy, argues that much in the
contemporary feminist movement is antithetical to libertarianism.
Readers will learn his views about abortion, stem-cell research,
and punishment theory. He is a firm advocate of the possibility and
desirability of political secession.
Reading Toward a Libertarian Society is the equivalent of a
college course in libertarianism, taught by a master teacher.
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