Episode
The Penal Leviathan: What Wacquant and Rothbard Reveal About Modern Punishment
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- Aug 25, 2026
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Summary
The modern way of dealing with criminal behavior has been mass incarceration, yet crime abounds. Murray Rothbard believed that restitution and other methods were superior to the present state-run system. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/penal-leviathan-what-wacquant-and-rothbard-reveal-about-modern-punishment