>But I must comment:
>
>"We see the state's evil hand at work in these crises. In World War
>II, it was the imperial state marching under a variety of socialist
>banners. On 9-11, we saw hatred fueled by war smashing the myth that
>the government can protect the homeland. And with Katrina, we saw the
>failure of government at all levels, from the inability of the levees
>to hold, to the fleeing of government officials, to the failure to
>intervene in the ensuing chaos."
>
>This IS the PR message that the conservatives try to bang
>home and the neocons do their best to institutionally enable.
But you're missing an important point: the Mises gang doesn't like police states or imperial armies.
Doug