This debate at the Spring 1971 Libertarianism Conference at Columbia University arose out of Child’s ‘Open Letter to Ayn Rand’, in which he attacked the concept of limited government and advocated anarcho-capitalism. Jeffery St John defended the objectivist view favouring limited government in this lively and informative exchange. The Q&A session at the end includes a question by Murray Rothbard. Running time: 40mins, 40secs.