Lew Rockwell
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Lew Rockwell is an American libertarian author, activist, and founder of the Mises Institute, known for promoting Austrian economics and anarcho-capitalist ideas.
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| Lew Rockwell canonical | 16 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Rockwell Context triple: [Murray Rothbard, influenced, Lew Rockwell]
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Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
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B.
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American economist and political philosopher known for his work in Austrian economics, libertarianism, and anarcho-capitalist theory.
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C.
Mike Savage
Mike Savage is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Leonard Read
Leonard Read was an American libertarian writer and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, best known for his influential essay "I, Pencil."
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E.
George F. Will
George F. Will is a prominent American conservative political commentator, columnist, and author known for his erudite writing and long-running syndicated columns on U.S. politics and public affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Rockwell Target entity description: Lew Rockwell is an American libertarian author, activist, and founder of the Mises Institute, known for promoting Austrian economics and anarcho-capitalist ideas.
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A.
Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
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B.
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American economist and political philosopher known for his work in Austrian economics, libertarianism, and anarcho-capitalist theory.
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C.
Mike Savage
Mike Savage is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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D.
Leonard Read
Leonard Read was an American libertarian writer and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, best known for his influential essay "I, Pencil."
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E.
George F. Will
George F. Will is a prominent American conservative political commentator, columnist, and author known for his erudite writing and long-running syndicated columns on U.S. politics and public affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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blogger ⓘ editor ⓘ human ⓘ libertarian ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| birthName | Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-07-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fairfield University ⓘ |
| employer |
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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linked to:
Mises Institute
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| familyName | Rockwell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Austrian economics
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
anarcho-capitalist theory ⓘ libertarian political theory ⓘ |
| founded |
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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linked to:
Mises Institute
|
| genre |
economics
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libertarian commentary ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Llewellyn ⓘ |
| hasBlog | LewRockwell.com ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing and publishing libertarian commentary
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founding the Mises Institute ⓘ promoting Austrian economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Austrian School
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
libertarian movement ⓘ paleolibertarian movement ⓘ |
| name | Lew Rockwell ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
advocacy of radical decentralization
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critique of the modern nation-state ⓘ defense of free-market money ⓘ promotion of anarcho-capitalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto
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Speaking of Liberty ⓘ The Irrepressible Rothbard ⓘ The Left, the Right, and the State ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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editor ⓘ political activist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| politicalIdeology |
anarcho-capitalism
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libertarianism ⓘ paleolibertarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Auburn, Alabama, United States
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linked to:
Auburn
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lewrockwell.com/ ⓘ |
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