
In this paper, I explain why Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s advocacy of monarchy poses some theoretical and practical challenges to libertarianism. By definition, libertarianism (anarcho-capitalism) opposes the existence of the state as such. However, Hoppe presents conditional support for this type of regime, especially in comparison to democracy. This view seems surprising not only when compared to the core assumptions of libertarianism, but also to the ideological tradition from which this political philosophy originated. In this paper, I would like to consider the possible aporias arising from the attempt to reconcile monarchy with anarcho-capitalist political philosophy and try to show the proper meaning of libertarian monarchy. In the article, I also explain the connection between support for the monarchy and the problem of political strategy, i.e. the way in which libertarian philosophy presupposes the achievement of its demands. In this perspective, monarchy turns out to be merely an element of Hoppe’s postulated delegitimisation strategy.
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