Busting Myths about the State and the Libertarian Alternative

<h2 class="page-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #38709e; font-family: crimson_text, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 16px; vertical-align: top;"> <br /></h2> <div class="group-image-wrapper field-group-html-element pull-left" id="slideshow" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(73, 78, 84); color: #494e54; float: left !important; font-family: myriad-pro, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-right: 20px; width: 240px;"> <div class="image border-secondary" style="border-top-color: rgb(56, 112, 158); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 8px; box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="flexslider optionset-node-slideshow flexslider-processed" id="flexslider-1" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"> <div class="flex-viewport" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: 2000px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; transition: all 1s ease;"> <ul class="slides" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); transition-duration: 0s; width: 480px; zoom: 1;"> <li style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: left; width: 240px;"><img alt="Busting Myths About the State_Rofer_750x516_20181204.jpg" draggable="false" src="https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/slideshow/s3/static-page/img/Busting%20Myths%20About%20the%20State_Rofer_750x516_20181204.jpg?itok=tP72wNma" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; width: 240px;" typeof="foaf:Image" /></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tags" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #51585c; font-family: myriad-pro, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> <span class="tag-label bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; padding-right: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;">TAGS&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/topics/big-government" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #51585c; text-decoration: none;">Big Government</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/topics/free-markets" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #51585c; text-decoration: none;">Free Markets</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/austrian-school/other-schools-thought" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #51585c; text-decoration: none;">Other Schools of Thought</a>&nbsp;</span></div> <section class="group-date-author" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(73, 78, 84); color: #494e54; font-family: myriad-pro, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="author" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/profile/zack-rofer" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; text-decoration: none;">Zack Rofer</a>&nbsp;</span></section><div class="body-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(73, 78, 84); color: #494e54; font-family: myriad-pro, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> There are many popular myths that are used to try to justify the existence of the state, and also many popular myths about libertarianism and the free market. Zack Rofer's work explodes both sets of myths, and is both a primer for those taking a first look at these topics, as well as a tool for libertarians looking to sharpen their advocacy.&nbsp;</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> Narrated by Jim Vann.&nbsp;</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> <a href="http://mp3.anarchistphilosophies.com/BustingMythsabouttheStateandtheLibertarianAlternative.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: #38709e; background-image: none; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-color: rgb(56, 112, 158); border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 6px 10px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;" target="_blank" title="01-Introduction.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=23125769">Download audio file</a></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> <a class="" href="https://mises.org/library/busting-myths-about-state-and-libertarian-alternative-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #51585c; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase;">READ MORE</a></div> </div>