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The Night-Watchman State: Theory vs Reality
What does libertarian theory actually say a government should do? Just courts, cops, and defense? In this episode, we explore Robert Nozick’s “night-watchman state” and Murray Rothbard’s more radical vision, then check them against the real world. We examine the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom rankings, the surprising case of Singapore (state-owned enterprises + libertarian tax code), New Zealand’s Rogernomics experiment, and France’s renationalization of EDF. The conclusion: no Western democracy has ever come close to the Nozickian ideal — voters everywhere demand public healthcare and…
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