Political Theory

Libertarians tend to focus on two important units of analysis: the individual and the state.

Infantino summarizes the elements of any theory of intentional order as psychologism, the rational construction of preferences, and the idea that the results of social action can be conceived as a process of maximization.

In the 1640s, an unknown English printer by the name of Richard Overton suddenly surfaced, seemingly out of nowhere, and catapulted himself into na

The theory of the emergence of the State both in public choice literature and in neoclassical economics assumes that social interaction is prone to

A generation after his death in 1950, Harold Laski, the eminent political scientist, socialist, and British Labour Party leader, is almost forgotte

Libertarians’ devotion to individual rights, and to laws in support of those rights, is unquestionable.

If the unfounded optimism about the gains from unification can be deflated in the South, there is a better chance for peace. This would make the South Koreans more cautious

The European Union is a continental movement with an American pedigree.

Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America raises a particularly provocative series of issues which challenge some of the basic assumpti

Casual observation of the last thirty years or so indicates that the role government plays in the lives of individuals has been increasing.