{"id":12697,"date":"2024-05-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=12697"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:59:19","slug":"walter-block-economist-and-anarcho-capitalist-theorist-ep-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/walter-block-economist-and-anarcho-capitalist-theorist-ep-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Block, Economist and Anarcho-Capitalist Theorist | EP 39"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


In this episode of The Big Questions with Big John<\/a><\/strong>, Big John interviews Walter Block, a renowned American economist and anarcho-capitalist theorist. They discuss the philosophy of anarcho-capitalism and its comparison to libertarianism. Block explains that anarcho-capitalism is a subset of libertarianism based on non-aggression, private property rights, and free association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapters:<\/strong>
00:00 Introduction to Walter Block and Anarcho-Capitalism
02:07 Overview of Anarcho-Capitalism and Comparison to Libertarianism
10:46 The Levels of Libertarianism
29:55 The Austrian Perspective on Antitrust and Monopolies
48:57 The Libertarian Perspective on Discrimination
56:02 The Economic Argument Against Discrimination
59:43 The Role of Competency in Contracts
01:06:43 Walter Block’s Association with the Mises Institute
01:08:29 The Israel-Hamas Conflict and Anti-Semitism
01:11:44 Comfort Foods and Fear of Terrorism
01:21:55 Personal Insights from Walter Block
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Walter Block, Economist and Anarcho-Capitalist Theorist | EP 39<\/a><\/blockquote>