Constraining the Night-watchman State
Many libertarians favor constraining the State to a limited set of powers, typically to the maintenance of police, courts, prisons, and security services designed to protect individual rights. This...
View ArticleIs Monopoly Self-Justifying?
One common rebuttal to those of us who criticize the police is “Don’t like cops? Next time you’re in trouble, call a crackhead.” The argument behind the joke is clear: Those of us who criticize police...
View ArticleHappy Open Borders Day!
March 16th marks Open Borders Day, which George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin describes as “an international event created to celebrate the ideal of freedom of movement across international...
View ArticleDon Lavoie’s Libertarian Legacy
On April 4th, 1951, Don Lavoie was born. He was one of the most fascinating economists in the Austrian school, writing brilliant critiques of central planning, insightful papers on philosophy and...
View ArticleSlavery’s Incomplete End
The standard narrative regarding slavery in the United States suggests that slavery was legal until a bloody civil war was fought over it, after which the 13th Amendment was passed, which prohibited...
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