The Journal of Libertarian Studies was founded by Murray N. Rothbard in 1977 and is the premiere venue for the advancement of libertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, the individualist society, and non-interventionism as the first principle of political theory and practice.
Gary Becker on Free Banking
The recently edited Festschrift in honor of Pascal Salin is a highly varied and disparate collection of contributions by colleagues, admir
Libertarianism is Unique and Belongs Neither to the Right nor the Left: A Critique of the Views of Long, Holcombe, and Baden on the Left, Hoppe, Feser, and Paul of the Right
The present paper defends the position of libertarian centrism, or libertarian purity (Gregory 2006), or plumb line libertarianism, vis-a-vis its t
Toward a Libertarian Theory of Guilt and Punishment for the Crime of Statism
This paper is an attempt to combine the insights of Van Creveld (1999) concerning statism with libertarian theory in order to forge a theory of jus
Two Irreconcilable Theories of Justice: Social Engineering vs. Ethics of Property
If economics is understood as being the science of the implications of voluntary and monetary exchanges among different people (Mises, 1985), the t
Rejoinder to Kinsella and Tinsley on Incitement, Causation, Aggression and Praxeology
Kinsella and Tinsley (2004) is beautifully written, infused with keen insights, in some ways solidly predicated upon libertarianism and praxeology,
Should the Government Regulate Insider Trading ?
This paper investigates whether the government regulation of insider trading or insider trading laws can be effective.
The Negative Homesteading Theory: Rejoinder to Walter Block on Human Body Shields
According to the negative homesteading theory, one can come to own misery—a state of being, or about to be, attacked—which one cannot legitimately
Rejoinder to Murphy and Callahan on Hoppe’s Argumentation Ethics
In this paper, Walter Block considers several of the criticisms leveled at Hoppe (1988, 1989) by Murphy and Callahan (2006).
How the Peace Was Lost: Ignoring the Presidential Oath in 1964 and 2002–2003
On February 16, 2001, while George W.
An Austrian Reexamination of Recent Thoughts on the Rise and Collapse of Societies
In Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997) and Collapse (2005), Professor Jared Diamond argues that geography and environment are the “ulti
The Human Body Shield
A grabs B to use as a shield; A forces B to stand in front of him, and compels him to walk wherever A wishes.
Is There a Distinct and Valid Libertarian Form of Historical Understanding?
It is a common belief that every historian, in trying to describe any episode from the human past, cannot help but color his narrative with the hue
A Pure Libertarian Theory of Immigration
Immigration. The very use of the word is telling: since every immigrant is also an emigrant, why is the first term more frequently used?
Hoppe, Kinsella and Rothbard II on Immigration: A Critique
At one time, the libertarian perspective on immigration could be summed up by the following mantra: “There shall be no interference with the free m
Rejoinder to Hoppe on Immigration
The present paper is the continuation of an intra-libertarian debate over immigration.
Terri Schiavo
The case of Terri Schiavo is almost as controversial as it is tragic.The controversy? Her husband is adamant that the doctors pull the plug on Terri, and her parents are just as determined to keep her alive.
