Murray N. Rothbard vs. the Philosophers - Ludwig von Mises Institute
Murray N. Rothbard vs. the Philosophers - Ludwig von Mises Institute
Murray N. Rothbard vs. the Philosophers - Ludwig von Mises Institute
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MURRAY N. ROTHBARD VS. THE PHILOSOPHERS: UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS<br />
144 ON HAYEK, MISES, STRAUSS, AND POLYANI<br />
to a split and <strong>the</strong> end of contributions from <strong>Rothbard</strong>,<br />
who adheres to his consistently antimilitarist<br />
position.<br />
1962. The Panic of 1819 and Man, Economy, and State<br />
are published. The latter deals with Austrian economics<br />
and follows <strong>the</strong> praxeological method.<br />
1963. Publication of America’s Great Depression, in which<br />
<strong>the</strong> author applies <strong>Mises</strong>’s business-cycle <strong>the</strong>ory to<br />
<strong>the</strong> years leading up to <strong>the</strong> economic crisis of 1929<br />
and those immediately afterward. <strong>Rothbard</strong> maintains<br />
that intervention in <strong>the</strong> fields of credit and<br />
industry, resulting from Herbert Hoover’s policies,<br />
interfered with <strong>the</strong> capacity of <strong>the</strong> market to correct<br />
its production structure, thus transforming <strong>the</strong> economic<br />
crisis into a long and painful depression.<br />
1965. On April 17, tens of thousands of young people<br />
march on Washington, calling for an end to <strong>the</strong> Vietnam<br />
War. <strong>Rothbard</strong> sympathizes with <strong>the</strong> youth<br />
protest antiwar movement.<br />
1965. Publication of <strong>the</strong> first issue of <strong>the</strong> periodical Left<br />
and Right founded by <strong>Rothbard</strong>, Leonard Liggio, and<br />
George Resch.<br />
1966. Begins to teach at <strong>the</strong> Polytechnic <strong>Institute</strong> of New<br />
York, where he will stay until 1986.<br />
1968. Briefly joins <strong>the</strong> Peace and Freedom Party, attempting<br />
to find an alliance with <strong>the</strong> New Left on <strong>the</strong> basis<br />
of criticism of industry/military relations and links<br />
with <strong>the</strong> state. The party has its origins in <strong>the</strong> youth<br />
protest movement. It is soon dissolved.<br />
1969. The Republican youth organization Young Americans<br />
for Freedom divides on <strong>the</strong> issues of <strong>the</strong> Vietnam<br />
War and conscription. As a result, a new independent<br />
libertarian movement, centered around <strong>the</strong> Society<br />
for Individual Liberty, is born.