Books

Against Intellectual Property

Legal SystemPrivate Property

07/28/2008Books
Would a libertarian society recognize patents as legitimate? What about copyright? Stephan Kinsella — a patent attorney of many years’ experience — offers his response to these questions.
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Anatomy of the State

Political Theory

01/01/1974Books
Anatomy of the State gives a succinct account of Rothbard’s view of the state. Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. It does not produce anything but rather steals resources from those engaged in production.
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The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions

Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

02/24/2011Books
A guide to the history, ideas, and institutions of the Austrian School of economics written by two Austrian intellectuals who have gone to the sources themselves to provide a completely new look at the tradition and what it means for the future.
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The Betrayal of the American Right

U.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyPolitical Theory

01/01/1979Books
Rothbard identifies a movement he calls the “Old Right.” This was a libertarian movement that included Albert Jay Nock, H.L. Mencken, and John T. Flynn.
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Bourbon for Breakfast

Big Government

06/03/2010Books
The state makes a mess of everything it touches.
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Bureaucracy

Big GovernmentInterventionism

01/01/1944Books
Mises explains that the core choice we face is between rational economic organization by market prices or the arbitrary dictates of government bureaucrats. There is no third way.
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Busting Myths about the State and the Libertarian Alternative

StrategyPolitical Theory

08/21/2017Books
This book answers all the tough questions libertarians get from statists and is perfect for ripping apart justifications for the state.
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The Case for Gold

Gold Standard

06/15/1982Books
Ron Paul's 1982 book on monetary reform.
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Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy

Political Theory

01/01/2002Books
Working within a Rothbardian framework, Murphy takes up the challenge of Hans Hoppe regarding the role of market insurance in property security to extend the analysis to the security of person.
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