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Is Government a Protection Racket? How Wheat and Taxes Built the Ancient States
The foundation of the state isn’t warfare; it’s actually the tribute that a strongman would demand from your garden....
Antonio Gilman is emeritus professor of Anthropology at California State University-Northridge. He studies the political economy of prehistoric Europe.