Free Markets

Classical liberals and libertarians believe that individuals have rights, even if there is debate about just why we have them or how this can be pr

It is the task of this paper to describe what can happen to “a good cause” when it is “ineptly defended,” and to address the problem of the relatio

The municipal reform movement of the progressive era succeeded in establishing local government monopoly in the provision of urban services. Competitive markets in such services as fire-fighting, street lighting, refuse removal, transit, and even policing then gave way to municipal bureaus and departments.

A paper reviewing George Smith’s article “Justice Entrepreneurship in A Free Market” by Steven Strasnick.

Free societies (whatever the fine points in defining “free”) are not necessarily self-perpetuating.

The twentieth century libertarian movement has experienced an ongoing debate between the minarchists, the advocates of “limited” govern

This paper seeks to present Mises’s views on cultural questions as well as his belief that certain cultural institutions are buttressed by a

The condition of the American medical profession at the close of the Civil War was, in almost every particular, significantly different from that w

This essay presents a conceptual and moral rather than an economic analysis of “baby-selling.” Its purpose is to address certain fundam

Among the most popular and consequential beliefs of our age is the belief in collective security.