Journal of Libertarian Studies

Fegley and Dominiak respond to Block and Block's attempt to provide a universal libertarian theory of weapon control, and argue that it is divorced from property rights.

Allen Gindler shows the origin and historical background of the artificial shift of fascism and National Socialism to the right side of the political spectrum.

Is egalitarian intervention to address inequality destructive of liberty? Njoya argues that equality legislation is neither harmless nor costless, and undermines fundamental tenets of the rule of law.

Norbert Slenzok provides a libertarian case against anti-pandemic restrictions imposed by governments, with particular attention to libertarians who appear to support lockdowns.

Present-day prophets of a united Europe share with past conquerors like Napoleon and Hitler a strong preference for a society directed, more or less violently, by a small political elite. All in the name of "eternal peace." 

Evolutionary social theory can form part of a liberal theory of politics, but Hayek and Spencer's evolutionary arguments to explain the emergence of freedom in mass societies are deficient.

Mark Thornton provides a historical perspective on the growth of libertarianism, showing the limitations of the political path to liberty and the importance of the radical form of libertarianism.

If property held by the government is "stolen property," is it acceptable for random citizens to “liberate” this property for their own use?

Analyzing property rights in Nigeria from a Rothbardian point of view shows that the major reason for poverty in Nigeria is governmental neglect and abuse of property rights.

Negative liberty, which defines freedom exclusively in terms of independence of the individual from interference by others, is defended against contemporary philosophers Charles Taylor and Martha Nussbaum.