Murray N. Rothbard vs. the Philosophers - Ludwig von Mises Institute

CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF MURRAY NEWTON ROTHBARD 145
1970. Publication of Power and Market. It contains a criticism
of philosophical arguments against the market
and an exposition of the anarcho-capitalist theory of
private protection agencies.
1972. The Libertarian Party is founded.
1973. Rothbard joins the Libertarian Party and publishes
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. The
volume is intended as a guide to modern libertarianism.
The author identifies a long list of problematic
areas related to state activities, proposing a freemarket
solution for each. He supports the private
provision of security, both internal and external, and
the private supply of all judicial services.
1977. The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank founded
by Charles Koch with Rothbard’s collaboration,
establishes its headquarters in San Francisco. At
Rothbard’s instigation, the institute founds reviews
such as Libertarian Review, the Journal of Libertarian
Studies, and Inquiry. At the end of the 1970s,
relations between Rothbard and the Cato Institute
begin to deteriorate. Ed Crane, representing Koch,
opts for a decidedly less radical line than Rothbard’s.
The headquarters moves to Washington, D.C., and
Cato becomes a conservative think tank. Rothbard
leaves the institute.
1975–1978. Publication of the four-volume Conceived in
Liberty, a libertarian history of the American
colonies from the sixteenth century up to the War of
Independence. In the experiences of the American
colonies, Rothbard recognizes the progress of the libertarian
idea, culminating in the Declaration of Independence,
an act of rebellion against the British government.
1982. Llewellyn H. Rockwell founds the Ludwig von Mises
Institute with the support of Mises’s widow, Margit.
Rothbard accepts the position of vice president. The