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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: Ilaine who wrote (6348)12/16/2000 8:56:39 AM
From: Tom Clarke   of 6710
 
Yes! Lets hear it for Rothbard! His writing was a catalyst in getting me to walk away from the Democrats. He was more instrumental in getting movements and organizations started than anyone else I can think of. I'm not positive, but I think in addition to the organizations mentioned in the article, he helped get the Cato Institute up and running. I found this passage from your article amusing:

In the late 1980s, however, Rothbard baffled and disappointed many of his admirers, myself included, by breaking violently with the entire libertarian movement in order to make common cause with some of the more bigoted and reactionary elements on the "paleoconservative" right, and to launch bitter personal attacks on prominent libertarians in his newsletter Rothbard-Rockwell Report.

Many left-libertarians had this take on Rothbard, but it was a caricature of his views. I was a charter subscriber to the RRR and it was the most stimulating and provocative newsletter around in those days. Much more fun than the mundane ruminations in Reason or the LP News. Here is a link to the online continuation of the Rothbard-Rockwell Report. Some day soon they'll have all of Murray's writings available online.

lewrockwell.com
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