Lew Rockwell

Lew Rockwell
Rockwell in 2007

Chairman of the Mises Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1982

Personal details
Born	Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (1944-07-01) July 1, 1944 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse	Mardelle Rockwell
Education	Tufts University (BA)
Website	www.lewrockwell.com

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Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American author, editor, and political consultant. A libertarian and a self-professed anarcho-capitalist, he founded and is the chairman of the Mises Institute, a non-profit promoting the Austrian School of economics.

After graduating from university, Rockwell had jobs at the conservative Arlington House Publishers, the radical-right John Birch Society, and the traditionalist Hillsdale College. Reading the works of Murray Rothbard, who became his mentor, led Rockwell to become an ardent believer in Austrian economics and what he calls "libertarian anarchism". Rockwell was chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul from 1978 to 1982, and was a founding officer and former vice president at Ron Paul & Associates. Rockwell partnered with Rothbard in 1982 to found the Mises Institute in Alabama, where as of 2025, Rockwell still serves as chairman.

Rockwell's website, LewRockwell.com, was launched in 1999. The website features articles about political philosophy, economics, and contemporary politics. The website's motto is "anti-war, anti-state, pro-market".