Journal of Libertarian Studies

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.

Feler Bose analyzes the evolution of jury independence, and assesses the shift from law order to lawyer order.

Is it justifiable to accept money from government? Almost always, say Jonathan Gress and Walter Block--but not for everyone.

Monetary reform leading to a gold standard, which would solve numerous problems resulting from the present fiat money order, needs to become a populist issue to enjoy success.

The expression "social justice" does appear to be employed by a great many people as almost synonymous with the word "equality. " But if equality is the same thing as social justice, then social justice can't be justice at all. 

Metaphysical principles of political life discovered by Aristotle and clarified by Thomas Aquinas can provide a framework of political philosophy that is compatible with the Austrian school.

Using an unbiased rubric to evaluate political doctrines reveals that spectrum polarization depends on three conditions: attitudes toward private property, individual freedom, and wealth redistribution.

How do you define social phenomena, the spontaneous coordination of individual efforts.

This examines aspects of Orwell’s political thought as expressed in Nineteen Eighty-four.