Profiles

Ethics and economics need to learn from one another. But what is it, precisely, that needs to be learned? Here Yeager's answer is more controversial; he defends what might be called Austro-utilitarianism

Austrians have frequently criticized neoclassical economics for the unrealistic character of its assumptions. Neoclassical models are typically “idealized”;

An introduction by Roderick T. Long to the 21st volume of the Journal of Libertarian Studies . As mentioned above, this issue focuses on the anarchy/minarchy debate. Volume 21, Number 1 (2007)

Jordan Schneider's article is directed in part against a talk I gave in 2004 titled “Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections,” in which I defended the moral and practical superiority of stateless over state-based legal systems. Schneider is unconvinced, maintaining that market anarchism...

2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged , a novel that has had an enormous impact on the libertarian movement. This issue of the Journal of Libertarian Studies presents pieces commemorating the novel and its legacy.