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Defending the Undefendable
by Walter Block · 1976
★★★★★Editor's Pickintermediate
Block's provocative defense of economic outcasts using pure free-market logic.
★ Why We Recommend It
This is one of the most important works in the liberty tradition — essential for any serious student of free markets and individual rights.
Best For:Intermediate readersBuilding a foundationSecond-year study
★ Key Takeaways
What You'll Learn from Defending the Undefendable
- 1Free-market logic, consistently applied, leads to surprising conclusions.
- 2Voluntary transactions between consenting adults should not be criminalized.
- 3Prohibition creates black markets, violence, and corruption.
- 4The market process channels self-interest into socially beneficial outcomes.
- 5Moral condemnation of market actors often reflects economic misunderstanding.
★ About the Author
Walter Block
Walter Block is a leading thinker in the tradition of economic and political liberty. This work represents a significant contribution to the literature of freedom and free markets, and has influenced generations of students and scholars.
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