Libertarianism

Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism.

Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism.

Is the state necessary? In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon follows Aeon J. Skoble’s argument that we can do without the state and finds there is much to like in Skoble’s logic.

The current outburst of protests against President Trump’s enforcement of immigration laws is overshadowing a question that is not being asked: Can we defend having national borders in the first place?

The current outburst of protests against President Trump’s enforcement of immigration laws is overshadowing a question that is not being asked: Can we defend having national borders in the first place?

This is a book that contains many insights. Reinterpreting Libertarianism deserves the attention of all friends of freedom in Generation Z as well as in earlier generations.

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.

Why does such a strong love of freedom appear both among towering intellects and among those of far more modest cognitive means?

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.

While libertarians like to think of political libertarianism as a peculiarly western concept, it turns out that classical Daoist thinkers wrote about state power in a way that would seem to channel none other than Murray Rothbard.