Journal of Libertarian Studies

The literature of American legal history is primarily a history of federal and state governments, creating the false impression that these governme

In describing Adam Smith’s acknowledgments as “neo-plagiarism” (Rashid, 1990), was trying to characterize a situation where a sch

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?