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David D. Friedman

Economist who made the consequentialist case for anarcho-capitalism in The Machinery of Freedom (1973).

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Key ideas

IdeologyAnarcho-capitalismA strand of market anarchism, associated with Murray Rothbard and David Friedman, that combines private property with privately supplied law and defence.

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  1. 2026-10-23rev 2 — Seed import
  2. 2026-10-23rev 1 — Seed import