The Betrayal of the American Right

The Betrayal of the American Right is a book by American economist Murray Rothbard. Written in the mid-1970s, the text was circulated privately for three decades, only to be first published in 2007 by the Ludwig von Mises Institute. As the title suggests, Rothbard tells the story of how the old right was subverted to become a propaganda branch of the state, not just recently but fifty years ago. As he himself was there to witness this shift, the author includes his own story, and reveals that machinations behind the subversion of an anti-state movement into one that cheers statism, as opposed to limited-government sentiments it purports.

Links

 * (including full text)
 * Full text in HTML at LewRockwell.com
 * Introduction by Thomas Woods
 * Preface to 1991 edition
 * Excerpt
 * Chapter 4 Excerpt "The New Deal and the Emergence of the Old Right"
 * Chapter 10 Excerpt "Swan Song of the Old Right"


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * The Betrayal of the American Right LewRockwell.com
 * (Part II) (Part III) (Part IV) (Part V)
 * Mises Review: "The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy" by David Gordon, Fall 1995
 * Mises Review: "Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right" by David Gordon, Winter 2007 (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * "Rothbard's Time on the Left" (PDF) by John Payne, Winter 2005
 * Mises Review: "A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency" by David Gordon, Fall 2007
 * Mises Review: "The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy" by David Gordon, Fall 1995
 * Mises Review: "Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right" by David Gordon, Winter 2007 (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * "Rothbard's Time on the Left" (PDF) by John Payne, Winter 2005
 * Mises Review: "A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency" by David Gordon, Fall 2007
 * "Rothbard's Time on the Left" (PDF) by John Payne, Winter 2005
 * Mises Review: "A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency" by David Gordon, Fall 2007
 * Mises Review: "A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency" by David Gordon, Fall 2007


 * Other media
 * Rothbard's "Betrayal of the American Right" lecture by Thomas Woods, March 2007 (YouTube)
 * A Rothbardian Research Program in American History lecture by Thomas Woods, March 2012


 * Related courses
 * The Betrayal of the American Right and the Rise of the Neoconservatives Mises Academy course by David Gordon