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.
Book Review: Revised Reparations
Review of Reconsidering Reparations. By Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, (Oxford University Press, 2022). Pp. xii + 261, Amazon Kindle edition)
Digital Individual Freedoms in Danger in Eggers’s Dystopias: Surveillance, Shame, Power, and Human Perfection
This article focuses on digital dystopias, using works by Dave Eggers to underpin the analysis.
The Ambiguity of Determining the Optimal Majority
This article points out the possibilities of non-interior solutions in majority voting models and raises the possibility of multiple optimal majorities.
Classical Liberalism’s Evolutionary Foundations Reconsidered
This article examines Hayek's reliance on Darwinian theory in his classical liberal principles, and the connection to modern theories of complex adaptive systems.
A Libertarian Analysis of _Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College_
The libertarian view of affirmative action as regards to Harvard depends on whether the university is to be seen as a private or a public institution.
Yes, You Should Own Bitcoin
Is cryptocurrency properly ownable under libertarian property rights? The author argues in the affirmative.
Hispano-indigenous Alliances and Cacical Political Authority in La Florida, 1565–97
The article shows that indigenous leaders in La Florida encouraged missionary activity before the seventeenth century, not as a last resort but as a way to further expansionist ambitions.
You Stole Our Land: Common Law, Private Property, and Rothbardian Principles of Justice
How should cases of wrongful acquisition arising from historical conquest be resolved? The article argues: by reference to an ethical theory of justice based on objective principles of natural law.
The Conservative of the Spontaneous Order
This essay argues that libertarians should intellectually oppose the ideas behind some of the current cultural developments in the West because of the constructivist nature of these ideas.
Preargumentation Ethics and the Issue of Abortion
The issue of abortion (and broader, how individuals acquire rights) is discussed and resolved on the basis of Hoppe's argumentation ethics.
Democracy as Secular Theodicy
It is shown that all religions are congruent and otherwise complementary. Today’s political economics and philosophy entail faith-based approaches to creating “the greatest good for the greatest number.”
Privacy as a Kantian-Misesian a priori condition for the preservation of property rights
This paper analyzes the relation between the philosophical notion of privacy, its practical implementation in the domain of cryptocurrencies, and financial regulations, using Tornado Cash as an example.
Libertarian Film Critics in the Late Twentieth Century: A Brief Introduction
Film critics are an important part of our culture, as are the films they review. The libertarian film critics discussed here provided their own unique perspective on the subject.
