Journal of Libertarian Studies

Volume 1, Number 3 (1977)

What this essay will attempt to show is that while, during the 19th century, the prohibition of sexual immoralit

The sort of omission that is punished by statute is neglect of a duty or obligation.

The period which encompasses, roughly, the years from 1836 to 1870, was the critical one for political economy as conceived by Adam Smith.

In a recent article critical of Robert Nozick’s book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Samuel Scheffler argues that it is possible to give

The primary purpose of this paper is to contrast Austrian and conventional concepts of cost.

That the modern reform mentality has been imbued with a statist philosophy leading to imperialism and war is perhaps no surprise to libertarians.

Were a government to demand the sacrifice of 46,700 citizens’ each year, there is no doubt that an outraged public would revolt.

Modern libertarian thought is essentially deductive in character.

Murray Rothbard, in a paper entitled “The Ethics of Liberty,” argued that the standard for moral goodness is set by man’s nature.

This essay presents a conceptual and moral rather than an economic analysis of “baby-selling.” Its purpose is to address certain fundam