In Defense of Murray Rothbard’s Legacy
[I saw this article on lewrockwell.com. Only part of the article is published there, and it includes a link for the entire article that is published on “The Unz Review.” I also include the link, below, for the partial article on lewrockwell.com. - JRD]
[Murray N. Rothbard is the most intelligent and informed man I have met in my entire life! He like Ludwig von Mises, refused to speak and write only the truth. This hurt Mises and Rothbard financially their entire lives. They were ridiculed by the mainstream economists, government, new media, academics. But they held to the truth that they knew in their minds and hearts. I knew Murray N. Rothbard personally and he was kind to everyone. He was so brilliant that most people were nervous when they met him. Murray usually told a joke or said something weird, strange, funny or whatever to make people comfortable. He did not laugh; he cackled. He was jovial. I had lunches and dinners with him and spoke with him at the Mises institute. I was the attorney for the Mises Institute in the early years. - JRD]
This article below is defending the legacy of Rothbard and the author is setting things straight and using blistering words against some fellow Austrian economists.
In Rothbard’s life he had the courage, strength and fortitude to ALWAYS take the moral path, no matter the cost to him.
I miss Murray. He passed away in 1995. - JRD]
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In Defense of Murray Rothbard’s Legacy
By Oscar Grau
The Unz Review
January 16, 2026
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In Defense of Murray Rothbard’s Legacy - lewrockwell.com
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