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Chapter 2: Two Traditions, One Conclusion
Austrian deduction and cypherpunk code reach the same privacy conclusion from opposite directions. Their agreement is evidence.
Where to Start with Rothbard: A Reading Guide to His Major Works
Murray Rothbard built the most internally consistent radical libertarian system of the 20th century. This guide shows where to enter it.
The Machine Cannot Want Your Job
Smart machines relocate comparative advantage; the weaker worker keeps value only where human judgment, ownership, and presence still command a premium.
The Price of Patience
Hoarding is not low time preference; only lending expresses it. Wealth lowers time preference via diminishing marginal utility, not the reverse.
The Price of Patience
Hoarding is not low time preference; only lending expresses it. Wealth lowers time preference via diminishing marginal utility, not the reverse.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 9: Monetary Theory and Sound Money
Sound money emerges spontaneously from markets, not decrees. Bitcoin implements digital soundness with fixed supply and censorship resistance; privacy requires additional tools.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 7: Exchange Theory and Privacy
Privacy enhances exchange by protecting deliberation and enabling negotiation. Surveillance distorts prices and chills transactions. Better privacy means better functioning markets.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 3: The Action Axiom: Privacy as Structural Feature
The Action Axiom proves privacy is structural to human action. Deliberation is internal; preferences are subjective; information asymmetry is inherent.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 2: Two Traditions, One Conclusion
Austrian economics and cypherpunk practice converge independently on privacy's importance. Theory explains why; code demonstrates how. This book synthesizes both traditions.