Philosophy and Methodology

In his article “Natural Law and the Jurisprudence of Freedom,” my friend and colleague Frank van Dun offers two options as my possible categorizati

In attempting to promote the libertarian viewpoint, particularly in its anarchic variety, one is faced with a variety of problems.

The sort of omission that is punished by statute is neglect of a duty or obligation.

Can anyone take seriously the question posed by the title of this paper? History clearly reveals the following facts.

There is perhaps no greater confusion in all of political economy than that between libertarianism and libertinism.

Supporters of Kaldor-Hicks believe it useful to have a quantitative measure to assess the efficiency of different situations.  Although it may appear convenient to be able to judge policies

Although most economists model individual behavior using comparative statics, that approach ignores several important aspects of human action. How do we account for people having opposite responses to the same price change?

Pioneering sociologist William Graham Sumner (1840–1910) was a prolific and astute historian of the early American republic. His work is informed by both his classical liberalism and his understanding of economics. He authored eight major works including major biographies and thematic studies concentrating on the vital subjects of currency, banking, business cycles, foreign trade, protectionism, and democratic politics. This article discusses Classical Liberalism and Sumner's academic philosophy.

In this article I will revise Mises and Hayek’s thesis about the proper categories of economics.

One sign of the lengthy distance we have traveled away from the liberal, individualist origins of the American political order is the surprising pr