Journal of Libertarian Studies

Like many libertarians, I used to accept without question the idea that contracting out for government services was a good idea.

Thomas Sowell provides examples of people from many parts of the world demanding that their governments restrict the economic and occupational succ

In this article, Professor Walter Block discusses the legalities of black mail as well as the Libertarian perspective.

Patents and copyrights are forms of immaterial “property” that grant to their owners exclusive control over the production and sale of a specified

In this article, Robert P. Murphy reviews Leland B.

This article argues that while there are a few transparent similarities between politics and markets, the fundamental differences between them rend

The theory of property specifies how to determine which individuals own—have the right to control—particular scarce resources.

Is government a necessary institution?

In a recent issue of The Journal of Libertarian Studies, Frank van Dun commented on my views on intellectual property, and on Walter Block

For many libertarians, the thesis of self-ownership is the foundation of their political philosophy.