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Rothbard's "The Conspiracy Theory of History Revisited"

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pazlenchantinrocks Posted: Sun, Nov 4 2007 9:16 PM

How could I get ahold of this article by Dr. Rothbard:

 

Murray Rothbard, "The Conspiracy Theory of History Revisited," Reason (April 1977)

 

I've been looking for this article all over the internet, including reason.com.  I am hoping to get a little help with this.

 

Thank you 

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jtucker replied on Tue, Nov 6 2007 4:08 PM

 I'll do my best.

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 Whoa...

 

That was unexpected.

 

Thank you! :D

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I was able to find this article.  I read it and was really impressed.  I personally think that it is important to understand the "conspiracy theorist" side of Rothbard.  I think a lot of people catch much undue flack for talking about topics with a conspiratorial tinge.  Rothbard points out in this article that this behavior is a praxeological endavor.  Hopefully I'll get a chance to post it, but I don't want to infringe upon anyone's copyrights.

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jtucker replied on Fri, Nov 30 2007 6:30 AM

 Wonderful! can you send to me at [email protected]? greatly appreciated!

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Torsten replied on Fri, Nov 30 2007 8:38 AM
So where can the article be found, is it online or did you find a copy elsewhere. Then Mr Tucker could place it on Mises.com... If the copyright allows this. Which I assume, since lots of other stuff by Rothbard is placed here.
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jtucker replied on Fri, Nov 30 2007 8:56 AM

Yes, down with copyright in every way, but the Mises Institute does own the rights in this case which is relevant because it means someone else cannot coerce us into not making it avaiable (and then please pass it around).

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Torsten replied on Sat, Dec 1 2007 12:08 PM

Just that one ought to be polite, when distributing/copying text and intellectual products. OK, then we'll wait until the text is made available on the web site.

In another matter, whom must I contact to propose people as speakers for conferences, seminaries and the like?!

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Kent C replied on Thu, Dec 6 2007 7:22 PM

I definately want to see this!

 

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Bostwick replied on Fri, Feb 15 2008 3:20 PM

 Its on the website! Wonderful.

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jtucker replied on Fri, Feb 15 2008 3:44 PM

Thanks to this thread!!

 

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That is just too cool.  I love it. :D

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Junker replied on Sat, Feb 16 2008 8:01 PM

Yes indeed. Thank you, pazlenchantinrocks and LvMI (via the Tucker man:-).

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Bank Run replied on Sun, Feb 17 2008 6:40 AM

 I submit that the naïfs who stubbornly refuse to examine the interplay of political and economic interest in government are tossing away an essential tool for analyzing the world in which we live.

Nationalism combined with aggressive violence, makes the composition of whacky man. I'm afraid of misologists! I wonder what y'all can rise as a response to todays' state indoctrinated caveman saying, "It's the law"? I did not get a kind response when I said, "Just because "it's the law" does not make it the ehical or moral thing to do." Got a better reply I can exchange with you? 

Being branded a conspiracy theorist, is better than being called a socialist.  

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