Political Theory

The Rothbard Graduate Seminar is underway, and students are gathering for a week of careful study of Mises's Human Action.

The final issue of the Journal of Libertarian Studies (1977–2011): online.

They have mismanaged the economy and I am afraid the worst is yet to come.

Spain is prepping for a new election this month, and there is little sign of a national desire for freedom and free markets.

The war left the central government more powerful than ever, and the states, which had traditionally curbed federal power, in danger of total eclipse.

There is no necessary connection between battling to curb immigration and rejecting key elements of the free market such as free trade.

Presidential elections provide candidates an opportunity to repeat age-old economic fallacies that never seem to die.

The Swiss will vote on a taxpayer-provided "Unconditional Basic Income" for everyone. The Swiss have a history of rejecting similar measures.

Both workers and elites fear new market and technological innovations. The latest protests are nothing new.

The problem isn't whether a candidate's economic plan is detailed enough. The problem is the notion that a politician can improve the economy.