George Stigler and the Myth of Efficient Government
This article argues that while there are a few transparent similarities between politics and markets, the fundamental differences between them rend
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Quod Omnes Tangit: Consent Theory in the Radical Libertarian Tradition in the Middle Ages
In this article, medieval thinkers will be explored and how they dealt with these ideas, and developed them into the concept that “political legiti
Book Review of Ayn Rand by Tibor Machan
In this article, Robert Bass reviews Tibor Machan’s Ayn Rand.
Volume 20, Number 2 (2006)
Nozick’s Failed Defense of the Just State
In this paper, I argue that Nozick fails to adequately defend the claim that a just state would arise from a Lockean state of nature by a process w
Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism is Not a Liberal View, and a Good Thing Too; Reply to Samuel Freeman
Libertarianism has been widely misunderstood, and the present essay under review is no exception.
Paul to Jeremiah: Calhoun’s Abandonment of Nationalism
This article will describe the series of events that launched John C.
Life, Liberty, and . . . : Jefferson on Property Rights
Surveys of libertarian-leaning individuals in America show that the intellectual champions they venerate the most are Thomas Jefferson and Ayn Rand
Book Review of On Nozick, by Edward Feser
In this article, J.C. Lester reviews Edward Feser’s On Nozick.
Volume 19, Number 3 (2005)
Fallacies in the Theories of the Emergence of the State
The theory of the emergence of the State both in public choice literature and in neoclassical economics assumes that social interaction is prone to
Defining Government, Begging the Question: An Answer to Walter Block’s Reply
Walter Block has penned a response to my paper in which I argue that there isn’t much more than a verbal difference between limited government (min
