Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty

Breaking the Spell: How the Intellectual Class Helps the State Control the Masses

On the role of the intellectual class in reinforcing government dominance.

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Jeff Charles
Apr 24, 2023
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In reading Murray Rothbard’s “Anatomy of the State,” there is one passage that has stayed with me as I participate in the world of political commentary. The book is chock full of truisms and hard truths about the nature of the State and how it manages to maintain the support – or resigned compliance – of we the people.

One of …

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