Mises Daily
Author:
Morgan A. Brown
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As an adolescent, I read and reread a well-worn copy of Eliot Ness’s The Untouchables , always captivated by the story of the incorruptible government agent. Ness and his 12 Prohibition agents took on Al Capone, the most recognizable gangster and bootlegger of the age, risking life and limb to protect the city streets of Chicago. Whether facing