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Tommy Raskin, RIP Dear Folks: In Tommy’s mother, Sarah’s very eloquent eulogy for her son, she mentions me at the 40 minute mark. Note the name and job title of Tommy’s dad.  What a strange world. Who’d have thought that a Democratic Congressman would be “me.” Read from the bottom up Best regards, Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2021 1:51 PM To: ‘Nancy Anderson’ Dear Nancy: Thanks for your kind words about me at your lovely eulogy. I am delighted that Tommy’s and my life touched, even to a small degree, here: I didn’t really think too heavily about Tommy when we had this deba...

Blackmail Subject: a kind request? how are you doing? Are you safe and healthy? Incidentally, Łukasz Dominiak and I are preparing a paper on blackmail. Would you be so kind to send me your output on blackmail? And possibly fraud too? We would appreciate it. Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 3:25 PM To: ‘igorwysocki Dear Igor: I wrote an entire book on that subject: Block, Walter. 2013. Legalize Blackmail. New Orleans: Straylight Publishing, LLC; http://www.straylightpublishing.com; https://gumroad.com/l/SzSd; ISBN 978-0-9910433-0-9 (hardcover), 978-0-9910433-1-6 (e-book). My publisher, b...

Continuums Part II To: Kenn Williamson ; Walter Block Subject: Typhoid Mary Interesting discussion that you two are having. I agree with Kenn in principle: libertarianism does not allow for punishing pre-crime (to use the term made popular in the movie, The Minority Report).  Pre-crime is how most state regulation works: the state posits that action A might lead to damage, and thus prohibits action A, but that unnecessarily and immorally constrains all of those using their own property engaging in action A who don’t cause the theoretical damage.  Only when damage is actually caused, or i...

Defending the Undefendable Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 7:16 AM To: ‘Rodney Hide’ Dear Rodney: Best regards, Subject: Re: Goodbye Cruel World (short and funny) Dear Dr Block I was lucky enough to get included in your reply-all which has emboldened me to reply to you simply to say that your book Defending the Undefendable had a huge impact on me. It shocked me.  And enriched me. It was a wonderful experience and it has never left me even after all these years. Thank you Dear Bob: Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 7:40 PM To: John O’Sullivan ; Melissa O’Sullivan; Jill Evans; Dr. Alan ...

Letter from a Chinese Student (In Response to a Webinar I Gave in China) Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 9:23 AM To: ‘Jacqualine Li’ Dear Jacqualine: Best regards, To: wblock@LOYNO.edu Subject: On the webinar of An Austrian Critique of Mainstream Economics Good morning Professor Block! I’m Jacqualine, who earlier had the honor to be able to join your webinar meeting on the brief introduction of Austrian Economics and some of its differences from the mainstream on Zoom. I’m hoping this email doesn’t come by surprising, cause I was originally planning to conduct this email right after...