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Is Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road a Libertarian Hero?

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  • Walter BLOCK

    (Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business, Loyola University, New Orleans, USA.)

Abstract

Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for electronically facilitating trade in illegal drugs with his website Silk Road. This is a more severe penalty given to drug dealers, and even murderers. Is he heroic for violating an unjust law, which makes selling drugs a victimless crime? Is he a libertarian? Is he a libertarian hero? These are the questions addressed in the present paper.

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  • Walter BLOCK, 2016. "Is Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road a Libertarian Hero?," Journal of Economic and Social Thought, KSP Journals, vol. 3(3), pages 327-332, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ3:v:3:y:2016:i:3:p:327-332
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    1. Walter E. Block & Isabelle Varon, 2020. "The Safe Drug Trade," Acta Economica Et Turistica, Libertas International University, vol. 6(1-2), pages 63-76, December.

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    Keywords

    Silk Road; Hero; Libertarianism.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General

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