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Why I’ve Long Resisted the Term Anarcho-Capitalism

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Why I’ve Long Resisted the Term Anarcho-Capitalism
Murray N. Rothbard in a file photo. Public Domain
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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There is a major problem with the neologism anarcho-capitalism. It is a fusion of two words (anarchism and capitalism) the definition of which no one can seem to agree. Shoving them together with a dash in between only compounds the problem. If the point of language is to communicate meaning, this term does the opposite. It spreads confusion.

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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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