num_pages: 60
description: This gives a succinct account of Rothbards view of the state. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. It does not produce anything but rather steals resources from those engaged in production. In applying this view to American history Rothbard makes use of the work of John C. Calhoun.How can an organization of this type sustain itself? It must engage in propaganda to induce popular support for its policies. Court intellectuals play a key role here and Rothbard cites as an example of ideological mystification the work of the influential legal theorist Charles Black Jr. on the way the Supreme Court has become a revered institution.
language: English
title: Anatomy of the State
publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute