Journal of Libertarian Studies

The twentieth century libertarian movement has experienced an ongoing debate between the minarchists, the advocates of “limited” govern

Murray Rothbard dismisses Adam Smith’s contribution to economics as “dubious,” and he lists many specific Smithian lapses.

“We are passing through the most serious moment in the history of the world since the year 410 A.D.-the year of the fall of the Roman Empire

It is now generally accepted by historians of economic thought that in the nineteenth century Adam Smith’s work was much overpraised for its

It is not actually possible to describe what a system of privately produced law and order would be like in modem society because one cannot describ

Perhaps the best way of writing an introduction for this most welcome French translation of Ethics of Liberty is to discuss what has happe

Prior to World War I, liberals held two guiding principles: distrust of Big Business and opposition to war.

Politics asks “What is to be done?” and proposes a profusion of answers.

Two objection have recently been made to the model of the free market without government.

Many of the problem areas in the law of contracts stem from the historical fact that the law of contracts has been fashioned out of material that does not fit together logically. Some jurists view contracts as conventions serving to secure people's expectations. These jurists, who support their approach by invoking the allied philosophical traditions of utilitarianism and pragmatism, have tried to make the law of contracts a device to protect parties who rely on promised advantages. Therefore, these jurists want law-enforcement processes to make people live up to the expectations they arouse in others.