The Ethics Of Liberty - "Human Rights" As Property Rights
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray Rothbard "human rights, when not put in terms of property rights, turn out to be vague and contradictory, causing liberals to weaken those rights on behalf of 'public policy' or the 'public good.' " I expect you have heard a variety of criticisms anytime you have spoken up for freedom or individual rights. Those criticisms usually consist of claims that no rights are absolute. One common example is you don't have the right to swing your fists in the space taken up by someone else's face. Or they claim you should give up some of your own rights so that others will feel free to do what they want. I call this the, "if I want to go to a concert then everyone else there must wear a mask so I won't get a respiratory vir...