The drive for liberty, whether from the left or right, is the underlying impulse. This book tells you where it is all headed and why. It might seem easy to write an overview of libertarianism. If so, why do so many attempts fall short? They typically leave out something important, like foreign policy, drugs, or intellectual property, or the
Public sector unions think it’s okay to force employees who aren’t union members to pay dues that fund leftwing lobbying. Libertarians support any voluntary associations, including unions, but oppose compelled speech and legislatively-mandated collective bargaining. Our guest Jacob Huebert is the attorney who won the enormously important Janus vs.
n this article, J.H. Huebert reviews Randy E. Barnett’s Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty . Volume 19, Number 2 (2005) Huebert, J.H. “Book Review of Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty by Randy E. Barnett.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 19, No. 2 (2005):
I appreciate professor Barnett’s comments on my review of his book, Restoring the Lost Constitution . My analysis of his book, however, remains the same: in the long run, his constitutional system would threaten, rather than advance, liberty. I also reject his idea that one can have a duty to obey the state, and do not share his approval of the
In this article, J.H. Huebert reviews Richard A. Posner’s Catastrophe: Risk and Response . Volume 20, Number 4 (2006) Huebert, J.L. “ Catastrophe: Risk and Response by Richard A. Posner.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 20, No. 4 (2006):
But some economists sure like to make it difficult where it doesn’t need to be. I was reminded of this when I saw Tyler Cowen puzzling over the following question: Why are not all buildings in a city block of the same height, given that their owners presumably face common costs and returns? Some suggested answers are regulation, non-convex
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Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.