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Walter edward block born 21 august 1941 is a free market economist and anarchocapitalist associated with the austrian school of economics. College of business, loyola university new orleans, usa. The book advances the thesis that various people are stigmatized for engaging in acts that are often illegal or disreputable yet do not involve violence or violation of property. Defending the undefendable by walter block 1974 one great. The speculator by walter block audio presentation of defending the undefendable by walter block. R aggression reply to block k b libertarian papers. Walter block has assembled thirty chapters defending behavior that is probably offensive to most americans, such as dwarf tossing and stereotyping, and many that are downright illegal, such as dueling and smuggling. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Defending the undefendable a doomed attempt, one would say.
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