Stop Fighting Your Neighbor: The Mechanics of State Power and How to Opt Out
Audio Mises Wire · Mises Institute
February 9, 2026
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Show Notes
The modern state doesn’t get its power from the consent of the governed. Instead, it creates crises and then uses coercion to demand obedience.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/stop-fighting-your-neighbor-mechanics-state-power-and-how-opt-out
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