Public Goods and Externalities: The Case of Roads
When government monopolization of the roadways is discussed by economists, the “externalities” argument is usually raised.
Journal of Libertarian Studies
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Land-Use Planning: Implications of the Economic Calculation Debate
The recent widely cited National Agricultural Lands Study (NALS) adds to the growing number of individuals and organizations holding the view that
Cantillon’s Essai: A Current Perspective
Professor Spengler’s, “Richard Cantiilon: Fist of the Modems,” published in 1954, remains the classic survey article of Cantillon
Ayn Rand: Theory versus Creative Life
Ayn Rand occupies a curious position among American novelists: Both her friendly and her hostile critics scarcely regard her as a novelist at all.
Guns for Protection, and Other Private Sector Responses to the Government’s Failure to Control Crime
Several years ago, in an episode of “All in the Family ,” Archie Bunker proposed a possible solution to the airline highjacking problem
Moral Development and Critiques of Anarchism
The most obvious and widely shared criticism of anarchism is that it is, quite simply, impractical.
“All Mankind is One”: The Libertarian Tradition in Sixteenth Century Spain
It would probably be looked upon as unusual to associate sixteenth century Spain with the libertarian tradition.
Book Reviews: Libertarianism—A Primer by David Boaz; Libertarianism: A Reader by David Boaz; and What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray
The American anti-statist intellectual tradition includes a wide variety of thinkers, from left utopians to secessionist agrarians to right anarchists.
Might versus Right
Ludwig von Mises criticized the ‘old liberals’ for assuming the stance of a ‘perfect king’ whose only objective is to make his citizens happy.
On Liberal and Democratic Nationhood
The consubstantiality of liberalism and democracy has become a modem religious dogma.
