# Rudolf Rocker and the Will to Power, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/rudolf-rocker-and-the-will-to-power-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** September 14, 2016

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In Nationalism and Culture, a classic history of libertarian ideas, Rudolf Rocker uses the struggle of freedom against power as his theoretical framework.

[Originally published in essay form on January 24, 2014.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/rudolf-rocker-will-power-part-1)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._