Free Markets
Defending the Litterer
"In the market, the decision of whether and how much litter to allow is based ultimately on the wishes and desires of the consumers!"
The Libertarian Position on Capital Punishment
In that way, the possessors of a liberal or pacifist conscience can go about their business assured that they could never be a party to capital punishment; while the rest of us can have the capital punishment we would like to have, free from the interference of liberal busybodies.
Prosperity Strangled by Gold?
If banks and other credit institutions are multiplied, and if credit operations are facilitated by public security, good administration of law, etc., less money is needed.
The Economics of Libertarianism, Confused
In this article I'll walk through Glaeser's critical observations, most of which misfire.
Emma Goldman and the End of the First Libertarian Movement
No other woman in America ever had to suffer such persistent persecution.
The Fresh Air following Revolution
The revolutions were not "against England per se, but against the oppressions of the state, dominated by the English government." Rothbard adds that they "failed largely because the domestic oligarchs were propped up and reimposed by the English power."
Defending the Gypsy Cab Driver
"New York City taxicab licenses are strictly limited in number — so much so, that they have been sold for as much as $30,000. This effectively bars the poor from entering the field as owners."
Work for Free
On the other hand, you can spend your life refusing to straighten ties because you aren't paid enough to do that. That person will never be paid to do anything.
The Anti-Educational Effects of Public Schools
"How can any human being learn autonomy, initiative, and personal responsibility when the decision of when, where, and whether he may eat his own food is not his to make?"