ANATOMY OF THE STATE

2016 Reprint of Undated Original Edition Circa 1965 Full facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software 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 A wealth of citations and references supports the basic premise