Walter Block

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Rejoinder to Thommesen on “Stealing” from Thieves

07/05/2023 Journal of Libertarian Studies Walter Block

Is it possible to "steal" from a thief? Sven Thommesen has argued that it is; Walter Block contends here that it is an impossibility.

What Does Wilt Chamberlain Owe to Society?

12/01/2022 Journal of Libertarian Studies Ivan Jankovic Walter Block

While Robert Nozick's theory of justice is out of favor with the academic world, his radical libertarian views--particularly his Wilt Chamberlain example--deserve another look.

Contra Rothbard on Abortion and the Beginning of Human Life

12/16/2022 Journal of Libertarian Studies Walter Block

When human does life begin? Murray Rothbard maintains that the turning point is birth. Here, Block takes the pro-life view that it starts at the fertilized egg stage.

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Water Capitalism: The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, and Aquifers

11/14/2016 Walter Block Peter Lothian Nelson

Water covers some 75 percent of the earth’s surface, while land covers 25 percent, approximately. Yet the former accounts for less than 1 percent of world GDP, the latter 99 percent plus. Part of the reason for this imbalance is that there are more

Differing Worldviews in Higher Education

01/11/2016 Walter Block

Two noted professors on opposite sides of the cultural wars come together and engage in “cooperative argumentation.” One, a “Jewish, atheist libertarian” and the other a “mixed blood American Indian” bring to the table two radically different

Defending the Undefendable 2

01/11/2016 Walter Block

Walter Block has assembled thirty chapters defending behavior that is probably offensive to most Americans, such as dwarf tossing and stereotyping, and many that are downright illegal, such as dueling and smuggling. Plus, he’s provided us with

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