Political Theory

Adam Smith noted in 1776 that “What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.”

It was in the circle of Polish economists that the notion of liberalism was first interpreted distinctly.

Although historians had long missed the importance of religion in American politics, it has recently become a central topic.

Classical Liberalism, especially of the Austrian inclination, and Libertarianism are by now recognized as the most influential research traditions

The literature of American legal history is primarily a history of federal and state governments, creating the false impression that these governme

In legal philosophy there is perhaps no older, nor deeper, conflict than that which exists between legal positivists and natural law advocates.

When Professor Georges Gurvitch, the highly esteemed occupant of the chair of philosophy at the University of Strasbourg before World War II and th

This paper compares the work of two pioneers in the field of law and liberty: F. A. Hayek and his predecessor, Frédéric Bastiat.

The connection between a theory of human nature and normative political theory is a puzzling one.

Having adopted a profoundly radical creed at odds with the ruling dogmas of their day, what did Lao-tzu, La Boétie, Quesnay, Turgot, and James Mill offer as a strategy for social change in the direction of liberty?