Albert Jay Nock | |
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| Born | October 13, 1870 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1945 (aged 74) Wakefield, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Writer and social theorist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College (now known as Bard College) |
| Period | 1922–1943 |
| Subject | Political philosophy |
| Literary movement | Old Right Libertarianism |
| Notable works | Our Enemy, the State |
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Albert Jay Nock (October 13, 1870 – August 19, 1945) was an American libertarian author, editor first of The Freeman and then The Nation, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic of the early and middle 20th century. He was an outspoken opponent of the New Deal, and served as a fundamental inspiration for the modern libertarian and conservative movements, cited as an influence by William F. Buckley Jr.[1] He was one of the first Americans to self-identify as "libertarian". His best-known books are Memoirs of a Superfluous Man and Our Enemy, the State.
- ^ Bogus, Carl T. (2011). Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 75–77. ISBN 978-1-60819-355-4.