Political Theory
Introduction: An Austro-Libertarian Reconstruction
Hoppe's introduction to A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline.
1.2. The Problem: Theory
From Chapter 1 of A Short History of Man: "On the Origin of Private Property and the Family".
2.3. History Explained
From Chapter 2 of A Short History of Man: "From The Malthusian Trap To the Industrial Revolution: Reflections on Social Evolution".
1.1. The Setting: History
From Chapter 1 of A Short History of Man: "On the Origin of Private Property and the Family".
Abe Lincoln’s Ethnic Nationalism
George Kateb's new book, Lincoln's Political Thought, is an important addition to Lincoln scholarship. Kateb appears to understand that Lincoln was more of a nationalist than a moral crusader, although Kateb's conclusions about the Civil War inspire skepticism.
The Libertarian Principle of Secession
Secession, which is at the very heart of free enterprise and self-determination, has long been synonymous with libertarianism going back at least to Lysander Spooner. In the twentieth century, Frank Chodorov continued this tradition, and we should continue to do the same today.
Mormont Shrugged; or, Lessons from the Game of Thrones
Readers of this blog may remember previous posts about George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation, Game of Thrones. Carmen Dorobăţ and I have recently collected our writing into a forthcoming book chapter, available for free.
The Euro Backlash is a Predictable Feature of Political and Monetary Centralization
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard details the increasing level of Greek defiance to its ECB overlords in the wake of a left-wing, populist uprising in recent Greek elections.