Political Theory
Why Trump’s Ukraine Call Was Small Potatoes
Bob Murphy reviews the scandalous and corrupt activities of recent US presidents.
A Practical Approach to Legal-Pluralist Anarchism: Eugen Ehrlich, Evgeny Pashukanis, and Meaningful Freedom through Incremental Jurisprudential Change
John Hasnas has argued that anarchy must be achieved gradually. The way to Hasnian anarchy or minarchy lies in the application of case law to decrease state power.
David Gordon on His Interactions with Hayek and Rothbard, the Philosophy of Economics, and Libertarianism as an Alleged Suicide Pact
Bob Murphy and David Gordon discuss his personal story, Austrian economics, philosophy, and libertarianism
Lysander Spooner: Libertarian Pietist
Only Spooner realized that it would be compounding crime and error to try to use government to right the wrongs committed by another government.
The Place of Human Action in the Development of Modern Economic Thought
The core of any system of economic theory is the explanation of how prices are determined.
Scroogenomics: The Economics of Holiday Gifts
With this analysis of gift giving, we're reminded that mainstream economists seem hell-bent on reforming anything they haven't already screwed up.
The Case Against Socialism
Presented at the Mises Institute's "First Annual Advanced Instructional Conference in Austrian Economics" at Stanford University.
Breaking Boundaries: An Investigation of Libertarian Open Borders
Libertarian arguments for open borders differ from liberal arguments for open borders, which illuminate how disparate these philosophical traditions are, especially in the manner that they conceive of rights.
Editorial
The JLS has been revived under a new editor and the same goal of expanding the role and understanding of libertarianism.