Nation-States and National Borders @misesmedia

Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken looks at Rothbard's essay "Nations by Consent: Decomposing the Nation State." The essay provides some key insights into the nature of the nation-state, its origins, and implications for modern-day topics like immigration, citizenship, and national borders.

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