Journal of Libertarian Studies

Ludwig von Mises emphasized that economics is the foremost political science of our age.

Murray Rothbard devoted his life to the struggle for liberty, but, as anyone who has made a similar commitment realizes, it is never exactly clear

Dialogue between the so-called “capitalist” and so-called “socialist” branches of free-market libertarianism has declined.

In the Kelo decision, the city of New London, Connecticut, exercised the power of eminent domain to seize the private property of Susette Kelo and

The classic definition of the State involves two elements: a coercive monopolization of defense services over a given geographic area, and the impo

As every honest man knows, crime doesn’t pay. Our main problem is that apparently no one has yet told the criminals.

In the pages of an obscure book first published in 1722, there lurks one of the finest essays on property rights ever penned.

When analyzing election results, the Libertarian Party and other elements of the movement focus usually on the LP’s current political star in

The point to be emphasized in this paper is that if one starts with a different view of efficiency and market optimality, an entirely different set

On October 29, 1929, the roof fell in on the booming American economy.