Political Theory

The problem with a statewide referendum on any matter, is that it implicitly assumes that the state is the appropriate unit for collective decision making.

Ron Paul for President in 2012: Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty

“As a reflection of this fundamental realism—anti-utopianism—of his private-property anarchism, Rothbard, unlike most contemporary political

People who look at the numbers know that the federal government will not muddle through this crisis.

David Gordon will teach <a href="http://academy.mises.org/courses/political-thought/">Political Thought through the Ages</a>, a 6-week online course at the Mises Academy, starting June 7, 2012.

The heroic fighter for liberty <em>out</em> of power is often tempted, once he has the reins of command, to rationalize that <i>now</i> "order" must be imposed &mdash; by him.

Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century repays careful study by anyone interested in political philosophy or American history.

The buyers do not pay for the toil and trouble the worker took nor for the length of time he spent in working. They pay for the products.

A policy-making think tank that works in a dozen or more fields is a lost cause from day one.

The contributors to Donald Livingston's valuable collection of essays defend two main contentions. Each of these contentions may be held independently of the other, but the first one provides a reason to welcome the truth of the second.