Is Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road a Libertarian Hero?

Walter BLOCK

Abstract


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.

Keywords: Silk Road, Hero, Libertarianism.

JEL. A10.


Keywords


Silk Road; Hero; Libertarianism.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1453/jest.v3i3.909

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