Best book on minarchism?

[nandnor]

nvm

nvm

 

[UnReconstructed]

probably one of ron paul's books

 

[krazy kaju]

Yeah, Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia is by far the most famous pro-minarchy book.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Yeah, Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia is by far the most famous pro-minarchy book.

Eh, I thought it was the Federalist Papers....

 

[UnReconstructed]

books by tom woods

the government where i live has the Politically Incorrect Guide to American History in its library

 

[ClayTrainor]

I would say that you should consider reading the Federalist papers if you haven't done so already. The 85 essays are essentially a debate over why a Constitutional Minarchy is the best form of government, and how it should be set up. I haven't read even close to all of them, but the ones i have read are very informative and interesting, and really make you think about our current issues and how they compare to the issues in the late 17th century.

Federalist papers: http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedindex.htm

Anti-Fed Papers: http://www.wepin.com/articles/afp/index.htm

 

[LibertyEagle]

The thread derail has been moved, here:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=218325

 

[BuddyRey]

As a Voluntaryist, mine is an outside perspective, but I'd still like to give a ringing endorsement to Frederic Bastiat's The Law, since it was the first popular political treatise, predating even Spooner's No Treason, to point out that what the state engages in can best be described as "legal plunder."

To my knowledge, Bastiat never carried this idea to its logical conclusion (calling for the abolition of all non-voluntarily funded forms of government), even though on his deathbed he did acknowledge the proto-market anarchist Gustave de Molinari - one of the very first economists to explore the possibility of a free market in defense and arbitration - as his direct intellectual successor.

 

[tremendoustie]

As a Voluntaryist, mine is an outside perspective, but I'd still like to give a ringing endorsement to Frederic Bastiat's The Law, since it was the first popular political treatise, predating even Spooner's No Treason, to point out that what the state engages in can best be described as "legal plunder."

To my knowledge, Bastiat never carried this idea to its logical conclusion (calling for the abolition of all non-voluntarily funded forms of government), even though on his deathbed he did acknowledge the proto-market anarchist Gustave de Molinari - one of the very first economists to explore the possibility of a free market in defense and arbitration - as his direct intellectual successor.

Bastiat is superb, I echo this.

Although perhaps not necessarily minarchist, I also strongly recommend "on civil disobedience" by Thoreau.