Robert Higgs on C-SPAN2's Book TV, Part 1 of 3

Originally aired 4/4/2009. Robert Higgs, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses his work as an author and political economist in a featured interview with In Depth on C-SPAN2's Book TV. Click here for Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SRSmI-Q3U4

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[murphycline]

the majority of the callers and emails are complete and utter morons. Not only are they morons, but they assign views to Higgs and those who share his views that are completely the opposite of what Higgs' views are (you're a fascist, you're an apologist for Wall Street welfare etc). That and they're rude, and if you think I'm being rude; well then people who call in and accuse people of erroneous charges and utter vitriol without doing any actual research deserve to be called morons and fools

[catouski]

Dr Higgs is a terrific writer who never deviates from the conclusions he has drawn from impeccable scholarship. We should be very grateful to him.

[freeadplanet]

Higgs knows the deal. Govt in it's current form is a parasite. As technology and internet allows consensus and FREE education (KhanAcademy on you-tube) will make Govt obsolete... or very VERY small. 

[utubehayter]

@PureLiberalFire

And with gov't, individual rights are .....Al-awlaki-ed?

"Any criminal group of any size can easily attack..."

That clearly does not happen with gov't.

And having competing private security agencies as an alternative is SO foolish."

The growing numbers of victims of police brutality and innocent people being shot for "officer safety", still have to pay taxes to run the police force. Yep, giving them a choice to hire someone else would be SO Foolish.. Foolish!.. I tell ya!

[UnderTheTunk]

"Four children died today, and it's because of PEOPLE LIKE YOU! Do you have no shame?!"

Maybe a troll...?

[flyerandy]

That's not true - anarchists tend to see the government *as* criminal. And, quite frankly, government's track record is nothing to be proud of when it comes to individual rights.

Anarchists merely see cause and effect differently than most other individuals - they would probably argue that the cause of most if not all human suffering can be traced back to the coercive powers of government. Dr. Higgs is neither cowardly nor dishonest. He merely sees the world differently than do you.

[PureLiberalFire]

Anarchists are SO intellectually cowardly and dishonest! Without gov't you can NOT decently protect individual rights. Any criminal group of any size can easily attack the life, liberty, and property of the individual. And having competing private security agencies as an alternative is SO foolish.

[TheHerpaderpderp]

@utubehayter You misunderstand Hobbes, as does Higgs.

[TheHerpaderpderp]

Corporations aren't private entities, they are state chartered limited liability companies.

[pretorious700]

hard to believe some of those callers know how to work a telephone.

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Robert Higgs on C-SPAN2's Book TV, Part 1 of 3