As Rothbard explains, his method of revisionism is not based on a priori axioms or theoretical disputation—for example we do not simply assert that the “capitalist” view of history is correct because capitalism is based on correct theory, while the “Marxist” view of history is wrong because Marxism is based on the wrong theory. Instead, historical revisionism is based on examining the facts. Revisionism looks at history “not from the point of view of the state and the ruling class, or from a priori theorizing, but from looking at the raw facts of the case.” That is the correct purpose of revisionism, in Rothbard’s view—to de-bamboozle the public who have been fed a false view of history by Court Intellectuals:

The noble task of Revisionism is to de-bamboozle: to penetrate the fog of lies and deception of the State and its Court Intellectuals, and to present to the public the true history of the motivation, the nature, and the consequences of State activity. By working past the fog of State deception to penetrate to the truth, to the reality behind the false appearances, the Revisionist works to delegitimate, to desanctify, the State in the eyes of the previously deceived public.