The Myth of National Defense

The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production is a compilation of essays on the subject of national defense edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. The work features contributions from various libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, and challenges the conventional wisdom that defense must be provided by a State.

Links

 * (including full text)
 * Introduction
 * Chapter 2 excerpt "A Libertarian Theory of War" by Murray N. Rothbard


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * Mises Review: "The Myth of National Defense" by David Gordon, Spring 2004 (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * "Without Firing a Single Shot: Societal Defense and Voluntaryist Resistance" (PDF) by Carl Watner, Summer 2006
 * "Humanitarian Intervention and the State" (PDF) by Mark R. Crovelli
 * "Private Solutions to Positive Externalities: Military Expenditures, Insurance, and Call Options" (PDF) by Robert P. Murphy, updated May 2004
 * "National Goods Versus Public Goods: Defense, Disarmament, and Free Riders" (PDF, PDF) by Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, 1990
 * "Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit" (PDF) by Larry J. Sechrest, February 2000
 * "The Privately Funded Warships of the U. S. Navy: Blowing Holes in Public Goods Theory" (PDF) by Larry J. Sechrest, March 2006
 * "Toward an A Priori Theory of International Relations" (PDF) by Mark R. Crovelli
 * "Governmental Inevitability: Reply to Holcombe" (PDF) by Walter Block, Summer 2005
 * "Sovereignty, International Law, and the Triumph of Anglo-American Cunning" (PDF) by Joseph R. Stromberg, Fall 2004
 * "Governmental Inevitability: Reply to Holcombe" (PDF) by Walter Block, Summer 2005
 * "Sovereignty, International Law, and the Triumph of Anglo-American Cunning" (PDF) by Joseph R. Stromberg, Fall 2004


 * Other media
 * The Myth of National Defense lecture by Hans-Hermann Hoppe, 2003
 * Promotional flyer (PDF)
 * The Political Economy of War Mises Academy course by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
 * The Social Theory of Hoppe Mises Academy course by Stephan Kinsella