I Chose Liberty: Autobiographies of Contemporary Libertarians
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Walter Block
b. 1941
Walter Block (b. 1941) is represented at freecapitalists.org by 7 books, 83 papers, 114 lectures, and 20 journal articles, free to download or stream.
Walter Block (born 1941) is a Professor of Economics at Loyola University.
Further reading: Walter Block on The Austrian Economics Wiki.
Written
Books
7 titles, 6 readable in the browser. Most read first.
The Privatization of Roads and Highways
2009 · 496 pages
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Man, Economy, and Liberty: Essays in Honor of Murray N. Rothbard
1988 · 450 pages
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Defending the Undefendable
1976 · 282 pages
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Building Blocks for Liberty
2010 · 410 pages
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The Case for Discrimination
2010 · 514 pages
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Toward a Libertarian Society
2014 · 220 pages
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Short works
Papers and articles
83 pieces, oldest first. All papers and articles
- "Environmentalism and Economic Freedom: The Case for Private Property Rights" Journal of Business Ethics 17: 1887–1899, 1998. 13 pp.
- Book review of Thomas Vietorisz and Bennett Harrison, The Economic Development of Harlem, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970 in Growth and Change, Vol. 2 No. 2, April, p. 41 (1971) 1 pp.
- On Robert Nozick's 'On Austrian Methodology' Inquiry, Vol. 23, No. 4, Fall, pp. 397-444 (1980) 25 pp.
- An Economic View of Speculation University of British Columbia Business Review, pp. 9-17 (1983) 5 pp.
- Social Welfare in Canada: The Case for Selectivity Canadian Social Work Review, pp. 25-32 (1983) 5 pp.
- Speculation serves a useful social function University of British Columbia Business Review, pp. 9-17 (1983) 5 pp.
- Theories of Highway Safety Transportation Research Record, #912, pp. 7-10 (1983) 4 pp.
- Book review of John Anderson and Morley Gunderson, Union-Management Relations in Canada, Don Mills, Ontario: Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1982 in The Journal of Labor Research, Vol. V, No. 1, Winter, pp. 103-105 (1984) 4 pp.
- Neglect of the Marketplace: The Questionable Economics of America's Bishops Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1985, pp. 125-160 19 pp.
- A Comment on 'Towards an Economic Theory of Methodology' by Professor Gerard Radnitzky Methodology and Science, Vol. XIX, No. 2, pp. 148-152 (1986) 3 pp.
- Trading Money for Silence Economic Imperialism: The Economic Approach Applied Outside the Traditional Areas of Economics, Peter Bernhol… 17 pp.
- Competition in Mail Delivery Mid Atlantic Journal of Business, Vol. 26, No. 1, Fall, pp. 105-109 (1989) 6 pp.
- Earning Happiness Through Homesteading Unowned Land: a comment on 'Buying Misery with Federal Land' by Richard Stroup Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, Summer, pp. 237-253 (1990) 10 pp.
- Labor Relations, Unions and Collective Bargaining: A Political Economic Analysis Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter, pp. 477-507 (1991) 16 pp.
- Comment on McCready and Maloney on Wealth Taxation Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 35, No. 4, winter, pp. 542-548 (1992) 7 pp.
- Discrimination: An Interdisciplinary Analysis The Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 11, No. 4, April, pp. 241-254 (1992) 14 pp.
- Canadian Public Finance Texts Cannot Justify Government Taxation: A Critique of Auld & Miller; Musgrave, Musgrave & Bird; McCready; and Wolf Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 36, No. 2, Fall, pp. 225-262 (1993) 20 pp.
- Drug Prohibition: A Legal and Economic Analysis Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 12, pp. 689-700 (1993) 12 pp.
- Worker's compensation and unemployment insurance in the U.S. and Canada: a comment on John Burton and Terry Thomason, Chris Bruce and Frank Atkins, Patricia M. Anderson and Bruce Meyer, David Green and Craig Riddell The Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 11, No. 1, Part 2, January, pp. S305-S326 (1993) 22 pp.
- Rent Control: A Case Study of British Columbia Mid Atlantic Journal of Business, Vol. 30, No. 3, December, pp. 299-304 (1994) 4 pp.
- "Professor Modigliani on Price Controls: The Baneful Influence of the Perfectly Competitive Model" International Journal of Social Economics , Vol. 22 No. 5, 1995, pp. 27-30. 4 pp.
- Reply to Hill and Rushton on Public Finance Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 38, No. 3, Fall, pp. 485-486 (1995) 2 pp.
- "The Mishnah and Jewish Dirigisme" International Journal of Social Economics , Vol. 23 No. 2, 1996, pp. 35-44. 10 pp.
- Drug Prohibition, Individual Virtue and Positive Economics Review of Political Economy, October, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 433-436 (1996) 4 pp.
- O.J.'s Defense: A Reductio Ad Absurdum of the Economics of Ronald Coase and Richard Posner European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 265-286 (1996) 20 pp.
- Road Socialism International Journal of Value-Based Management, Vol. 9, pp. 195-207 (1996) 7 pp.
- Compromising the Uncompromisable: the Austrian Golden Mean Cultural Dynamics, vol. 9, No. 2, July, pp. 211-238 (1997) 15 pp.
- The Case for De-Criminalizing Blackmail: A Reply to Lindgren and Campbell Western State University Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 2, spring, pp. 225-246 (1997) 12 pp.
- Tobacco Advertising International Journal of Value Based Management, Vol. 10, No. 3, May, pp. 221-235 (1997) 8 pp.
- Compromising the Uncompromisable: Discrimination American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 57, No. 2, April, pp. 223-237 (1998) 15 pp.
- Compromising the Uncompromisable: Speed, Parades, Cigarettes Asian Economic Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, April, pp. 15-29 (1998) 15 pp.
- Private Roads, Competition, Automobile Insurance and Price Controls Competitiveness Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 55-64 (1998) 8 pp.
- Roads, Bridges, Sunlight and Private Property: Reply to Gordon Tullock Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, Vol. 8, No. 2/3, June-September, pp. 315-326 (1998) 12 pp.
- Taxes and the Structure of Production Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, Vol. XVII, Nos. 2-3, pp. 145-159 (1998) 8 pp.
- "Enterprising Education: Doing Away with the Public School System": International Journal of Value-Based Management 12: 195–207, 1999. 13 pp.
- "The Gold Standard: A Critique of Friedman, Mundell, Hayek, and Greenspan" Managerial Finance , 1999, 25(5), pp. 15-33. 19 pp.
- Blackmail and Economic Analysis: Reply to Ginsburg and Shechtman Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, October, pp. 165-192 (1999) 28 pp.
- Blackmailing for Mutual Good: A Reply to Russell Hardin Vermont Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, Fall, pp. 121-141 (1999) 22 pp.
- Market Inalienability Once Again: Reply toRadin Thomas Jefferson Law Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall, pp. 37-88 (1999) 52 pp.
- Optimal Export Policy for a New Product Monopoly: Comment on Bagwell Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 29-32 (1999) 4 pp.
- Replies to Levin and Kipnis on Blackmail Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol. 18, No. 2, Summer/Fall, pp. 23-28 (1999) 6 pp.
- Blackmail is Private Justice University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 11-37 (2000) 27 pp.
- Reply to Wexler: Libertarianism, Blackmail and Decency University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 49-53 (2000) 5 pp.
- The Legalization of Blackmail: A Reply to Professor Gordon Seton Hall Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 11821223 (2000) 42 pp.
- Threats, Blackmail, Extortion and Robbery And Other Bad Things University of Tulsa Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2, Winter, pp. 333-351 (2000) 16 pp.
- Alienability, Inalienability, Paternalism and the Law: Reply to Kronman American Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 28, No. 3, Summer, pp. 351-371 (2001) 35 pp.
- Cyberslacking, Business Ethics and Managerial Economics Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 225-231 (2001) 7 pp.
- The Logic of the Argument in Behalf of Legalizing Blackmail Bracton Law Journal, Vol. 33, pp. 56-80 (2001) 23 pp.
- The Minimum Wage: A Reply to Card and Krueger Journal of the Tennessee Economics Association, Spring (2001) 8 pp.
- The Moral Dimensions of Poverty, Entitlements and Theft The Journal of Markets and Morality, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 83-93 (2001) 6 pp.
- Transfers in Kind: Why They Can be Efficient and Nonpaternalistic – Comment International Journal of Value-Based Management, pp. 191-199 (2001) 9 pp.
- "A Critique of the Legal and Philosophical Case for Rent Control" Journal of Business Ethics 40 : 75–90, 2002. 16 pp.
- "On Property and Exploitation" International Journal of Value-Based Management 15: 225–236, 2002. 12 pp.
- "Ona'ah" International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 29 No. 9, 2002, pp. 722-729. 8 pp.
- On Reparations to Blacks for Slavery Human Rights Review, Vol. 3, No. 4, July-September, pp. 53-73 (2002) 11 pp.
- Radical Privatization and other Libertarian Conundrums The International Journal of Politics and Ethics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 165-175 (2002) 20 pp.
- The Libertarian Minimal State A critique of the views of Nozick, Levin and Rand, Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 141-160 (2002) 17 pp.
- Book review of Henderson, David, The Joy of Freedom: An Economists Odyssey, New York: Prentice Hall, 2002 in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 62, No. 4, October, pp. 724-727 (2003) 5 pp.
- Coordination Economies, Advertising and Search Behavior in Retail Markets by Bagwell and Ramey: A Comment Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 80-86 (2003) 9 pp.
- Decentralization, Subsidiarity, Rodney King and State Deification European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 16, No. 2, November, pp. 139-147 (2003) 9 pp.
- Private property rights, economic freedom, and Professor Coase: A Critique of Friedman, McCloskey, Medema and Zorn Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 26, No. 3, Summer, pp. 923-951 (2003) 30 pp.
- A comparison of Economic Correctness and Political Correctness" “Is the Austrian School of Economics a Victim of Economic Correctness Humanomics. Vol. 20, No. 3-4, pp 14-25 (2004) 13 pp.
- Libertarianism, Positive Obligations and Property Abandonment: Children’s Rights International Journal of Social Economics (2004) 14 pp.
- The ‘digital divide’ is not a problem in need of rectifying Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 53, No. 4, September, pp. 393-406 (2004) 15 pp.
- Ayn Rand and Austrian Economics: Two Peas in a Pod The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring, pp. 259-269 (2005) 12 pp.
- Rejoinder to Caplan on Bayesian Economics Journal of Libertarian Studies. Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter, pp. 79-95 (2005) 17 pp.
- Value Freedom, Laissez Faire, Mises and Rothbard: A comment on Prof. Gunning American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 64, No. 3, July, pp. 919-938 (2005) 21 pp.
- "Coase and Kelo: Omnious Parallels and a Reply to Lott on Rothbad on Coase" Whittier Law Review 2006, Volume 27, Number 4. pp. 997-1002 27 pp.
- Coase and Kelo: Ominous Parallels and Reply to Lott on Rothbard on Coase Whittier Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 997-1022 (2006) 27 pp.
- Katrina: Private Enterprise, the Dead Hand of the Past, and Weather Socialism; An Analysis in Economic Geography Ethics, Place and Environment: A Journal of Philosophy & Geography (2006) 11 pp.
- Paul Craig Roberts on Empirical Measures of Economic Freedom: A Rejoinder International Journal of Social Economics. Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 481-490 (2006) 14 pp.
- Alienability: Rejoinder to Kuflik Humanomics. Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 117-136 (2007) 21 pp.
- Hardin Strikes out on the Economics of Information Book review of Hardin, Russell. 2009. How do you know? The economics of ordinary knowledge. Princeton, N.J.: … 11 pp.
- A Critical Look at The Calculus of Consent Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 433-450 (2010) 19 pp.
- A Critique of Yunus and his Micro-finance Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 57-75 (2010) 20 pp.
- In Defense of Counterfeiting Illegitimate Money: Rejoinder to Murphy and Machaj American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 69, No. 2, 867-880, April (2010) 15 pp.
- Is Milton Friedman a libertarian? No Laissez-Faire, No. 32, pp. 9-22, March (2010) 14 pp.
- Rejoinder to Davidson on Counterfeiting American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 69, No. 4, October, pp. 1328-1331 (2010) 5 pp.
- Toward a libertarian theory of charitable donations to criminals, governments Economics, Management, and Financial Markets (2011) 21 pp.
- Micro-finance: A critique Humanomics. Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 92 – 117 (2012) 7 pp.
- Response to Ben O’Neill on indifference Dialogue (2012) 19 pp.
- Rejoinder to Todea on the ‘Open’ Contract of Immigration The Scientific Journal of Humanistic Studies, Vol. 8, No. 5, March, pp. 52-55 (2013) 5 pp.
- "On Value Freedom in Economics" The American Economist , Vol.19, Spring, pp. 38-41. 4 pp.
Recorded
Lectures and courses
114 recordings across 32 series, free to stream or download.
Courses and audiobooks 5
Defending the Undefendable
32 lectures of 34
Radical Austrianism, Radical Libertarianism
10 lectures · 14.7 hours
Debates
5 lectures of 6
A Seminar with Walter Block
2 lectures · 2.5 hours
Despots Left and Right: The Tyrannies of Our Times
1 lecture of 2
Talks, interviews and other appearances 27
- Interviews22 lectures of 97 · 2005–2013
- Individual Lectures13 lectures of 121 · 1970–2013
- Rothbard Graduate Seminar3 lectures of 21 · 2008
- Austrian Scholars Conference 20092 lectures of 78 · 2009
- Economics in One Lesson2 lectures of 12 · 2008
- Austrian Economics and Financial Markets1 lecture of 20 · 2005
- Austrian Economics and the Financial Markets (1999)1 lecture of 13 · 2008
- Austrian Scholars Conference 20021 lecture of 7 · 2002–2004
- Austrian Scholars Conference 20121 lecture of 66 · 2012
- Capitalism the Creator1 lecture of 3 · 2008
- Central Banking, Deposit Insurance, and Economic Decline1 lecture of 9 · 2012
- Choice in Currency: A Path to Sound Money1 lecture of 6 · 2008
- Great Economic Myths1 lecture of 3 · 2008
- Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom1 lecture of 15 · 2006–2021
- Our Enemy, Inflation1 lecture of 6 · 2009
- Prosperity, War, and Depression1 lecture of 14 · 2003–2023
- Radical Scholarship1 lecture of 12 · 2004
- Recovery or Stagnation?1 lecture of 5 · 2009
- Strategies for Changing Minds Toward Liberty1 lecture of 6 · 2011
- The 25th Anniversary Celebration1 lecture of 21 · 2007
- The Economics of Fascism1 lecture of 19 · 2005
- The Fed and War Finance1 lecture of 4 · 2006
- The Gold Standard Revisited1 lecture of 16 · 2008
- The Great Depression What We Can Learn From It Today1 lecture of 5 · 2009
- The Mises Circle in New Orleans1 lecture of 8 · 2011
- Why Austrian Economics Matters (Chicago 2011)1 lecture of 4 · 2011
- Will the Decline Continue?1 lecture of 5 · 2009
Defending the Undefendable 32 lectures
- 1. The Prostitute10:16
- 2. The Pimp4:34
- 3. The Male Chauvinist Pig26:37
- 4. The Drug Pusher12:12
- 5. The Drug Addict10:17
- 6. The Blackmailer11:22
- 7. The Slanderer or Libeler5:08
- 8. The Denier of Academic Freedom7:15
- 9. The Advertiser26:45
- 10. The Person Who Yells "Fire!" in a Crowded Theatre7:10
- 11. The Gypsy Cab Driver15:52
- 12. The Ticket Scalper14:21
- 13. The Dishonest Cop14:18
- 14. The (Non-Government) Counterfeiter27:30
- 15. The Miser9:43
- 16. The Inheritor5:20
- 17. The Moneylender13:38
- 18. The Non-Contributor to Charity13:42
- 19. The Curmudgeon14:28
- 20. The Slumlord17:29
- 21. The Ghetto Merchant18:20
- 22. The Speculator7:57
- 25. The Profiteer27:27
- 26. The Stripminer8:38
- 27. The Litterer14:06
- 28. The Wastemakers21:01
- 29. The Fat Capitalist-Pig Employer23:30
- 30. The Scab7:47
- 31. The Rate Buster10:53
- 32. The Employer of Child Labor22:50
- 23. The Importer26:16
- 24. The Middleman8:22
Interviews 22 lectures
- An Interview with Walter Block and Bill Barnett1:13:48
- An Interview with Walter Block36:54
- Walter Block, Guest Appearance on "Our Story"55:56
- Free Market Environmentalism, 1980s43:29
- Environmentalism and Privatization9:23
- Banning the Ivory Trade10:46
- 'Post-Katrina' Radio Interview33:04
- Crime and Drugs13:55
- Walter Block, Second Guest Appearance on "Our Story"56:33
- Economics of Oil, Hurricane Katrina, and the Real Estate Bubble45:04
- Defending the Undefendable: An Interview with Walter Block1:49:50
- The Bailout, Libertarian Principles and Solutions1:02:43
- Political Correctness26:22
- Free Markets: An Interview with Walter Block42:37
- Scott Horton Interviews Walter Block25:28
- Libertarianism: Is it Conservatism’s Future?49:38
- Can We Have a World Without Taxes?16:06
- Privatizing Rivers, Voluntary Slave Contracts, Environmentalism17:15
- Is Statism Safer for the Environment?6:21
- The Impact of the BP Oil Spill7:08
- The Economy: What's Next?20:47
- How the BP Spill is Not a Failure of Free Markets44:08
Individual Lectures 13 lectures
- Block-Epstein Debate1:04:44
- Environmental Problems, Libertarian Solutions54:21
- Ecology and Economics1:18:32
- Environmental Problems: Free Market Solutions48:19
- Free Market Environmentalism Is Not An Oxymoron27:12
- Business Ethics and the Environment36:31
- The Economics and Ethics of Discrimination59:06
- Free Trade1:16:51
- The Role of Freedom in Economic Well Being: A Look at Evidence56:56
- A Libertarian Analysis of Law1:03:26
- The Privatization of Roads and Highways1:37:03
- Libertarianism42:11
- Zoning and the Free Market1:30:57
Radical Austrianism, Radical Libertarianism 10 lectures
- Free Trade1:24:26
- Introduction to Libertarianism I1:27:13
- Minimum Wage1:27:36
- Introduction to Libertarianism II1:28:54
- Environmentalism1:35:53
- Ronald Coase: A Libertarian Critique1:27:53
- A Statistical Calculation of Economic Freedom1:19:44
- Abortion1:37:48
- Monopoly and Anti-Trust, Monopsony1:30:36
- Reparations1:22:03
Debates 5 lectures
Rothbard Graduate Seminar 3 lectures
A Seminar with Walter Block 2 lectures
- On Libertarian Political Philosophy1:11:15
- Austrian Economics1:20:35
Austrian Scholars Conference 2009 2 lectures
Economics in One Lesson 2 lectures
Austrian Economics and Financial Markets 1 lecture
Austrian Economics and the Financial Markets (1999) 1 lecture
- The Golden Antidote29:10
Austrian Scholars Conference 2012 1 lecture
Central Banking, Deposit Insurance, and Economic Decline 1 lecture
Choice in Currency: A Path to Sound Money 1 lecture
Despots Left and Right: The Tyrannies of Our Times 1 lecture
Great Economic Myths 1 lecture
Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom 1 lecture
Prosperity, War, and Depression 1 lecture
Strategies for Changing Minds Toward Liberty 1 lecture
The 25th Anniversary Celebration 1 lecture
The Economics of Fascism 1 lecture
The Great Depression What We Can Learn From It Today 1 lecture
Why Austrian Economics Matters (Chicago 2011) 1 lecture
In the journals
Journal articles
20 articles, each free to download as a PDF from its issue page.
- Libertarian Punishment Theory: Working for, and Donating to, the StateLibertarian Papers, Vol. 1, No. 1
- Reply to Matt Mortellaro on ‘Block’s Paradox’: Causation, Responsibility, Libertarian Law, Entrapment, Threats and BlackmailLibertarian Papers, Vol. 1, No. 1
- Rejoinder to Carnis on Private RoadsLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Van Dun on Freedom and Property: A CritiqueLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Is There an ‘Anomalous’ Section of the Laffer Curve?Libertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Review of Huebert’s Libertarianism TodayLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Response to Jakobsson on Human Body ShieldsLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Rejoinder to Borer on the NAPLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Rejoinder to Wisniewski on AbortionLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Objections to the Libertarian Stem Cell CompromiseLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Milton Friedman on Intolerance: A CritiqueLibertarian Papers, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round TwoLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Review of Ostrom’s Governing the CommonsLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Review of Easterly’s The White Man’s BurdenLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- David Friedman and Libertarianism: A CritiqueLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Evictionism is Libertarian; Departurism is Not: Critical Comment on ParrLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round ThreeLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Explorations in Property Rights: Conjoined TwinsLibertarian Papers, Vol. 3, No. 1
- Klein and Clark are Mistaken on Direct, Indirect, and Overall Liberty.Libertarian Papers, Vol. 5, No. 1
- Inchoate Crime, Accessories, and Constructive Malice in Libertarian Law.Libertarian Papers, Vol. 5, No. 2
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- Walter Block (born 1941) is a Professor of Economics at Loyola University.
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- Walter Block was born in 1941.
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