Difendere l'indifendibile

In the first couple of sections, Sexual & Medical, he presents some good arguments in favor of less government interference & that's not surprising, given his Libertarian stance that he warns about in the introduction. His arguments are somewhat thin, but not too bad. I found that the third section o Leggi tutto

I liked the book in its entirety for making clear arguments that fly in the face of many dogmatic popular stances on controversial topics such as drugs, prostitution, profit making, rate busting, child labor, litter, slander,.. When libertarian ideas taken to their logical conclusions, these fields i Leggi tutto

Now, this is an amazing book. Let's be clear about the full title: "Defending the Undefendable: The pimp, prostitute, scab, slumlord, libeler, moneylender and other scapegoats in the rogue's gallery of American society." Walter Block gives very compelling (potentially world-view challenging) argumen Leggi tutto

While undoubtedly the author is very smart I'm afraid he defends for the sake of defending, as opposed to being fair and trying to get to the bottom of truths. His effort and verbal skills are still appreciated but while they do have some good points I saw also some slight of hand type things.

I'm familiar with Walter Block from Mises Institute-sponsored lectures on their YouTube channel. I like him and agree with many of his arguments, which makes negatively reviewing this book something of an unpleasant chore. For starters, the tone of this book reinforces every libertarian stereotype ou Leggi tutto

In Defending the Undefendable , Walter Block takes on the laudable task of defending libertarianism from moral panic and sentimentalism. Arguments like: Without the state, who will kick prostitutes off the streets? What about loan sharks or evil landlords? That kind of thing. Blocks counter-argumenta Leggi tutto

These are the party-line libertarian arguments against banning various kinds of "bad" activities; basically arguing that anything which isn't a violation of the non-aggression principle and property rights shouldn't be prohibited by government. The problem is that it doesn't argue that these bad thi Leggi tutto

This is a controversial book that will surprise you if you're a rational person and you will probably hate it if you're sentimental. I feel that Block is being politically incorrect on purpose, but I also can see that the reason why he is doing it, is because this is the way to make his point. I like Leggi tutto

This book will definitely make you think! The author, and economic mics professor, makes an argument in defense of those who engage in controversial practice, such as pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, blackmailers, corrupt law enforcers, etc. it is not an endorsement of someone ch practices, but a g Leggi tutto