Rothbard on War and Peace

The United States is embroiled once more in a Middle Eastern war, and warhawks are out in full force to defend the conflict from scrutiny. As with all wars, the latest clash with Iran is liable to distort and destroy American economic relations, culture, and civic life. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute.

The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold.

[This talk was delivered at the Ron Paul Institute’s Conference on Breaking Washington’s Addiction to War.]

Murray Rothbard was the creator of the modern libertarian movement and a close friend of both Ron Paul and me. His legacy was a great one, and at the Mises Institute I try every day to live up to his hopes for us.