Journal of Libertarian Studies

“Coase, get your cattle off my land.” –Walter Block 

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.

An introduction to the 20th Volume of the Journal of Libertarian Studies by Robert T. Long.

In this article, Thomas E. Woods, Jr. reviews Nicholas Orme’s Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Renaissance England.

The present paper defends the position of libertarian centrism, or libertarian purity (Gregory 2006), or plumb line libertarianism, vis-a-vis its t

It is impossible at the present time to present a systematic, coherent description of the ancient Irish law of property.

The period which encompasses, roughly, the years from 1836 to 1870, was the critical one for political economy as conceived by Adam Smith.

Were a government to demand the sacrifice of 46,700 citizens’ each year, there is no doubt that an outraged public would revolt.

Traffic congestion reaches into all aspects of living: working, shopping, recreation.

Ever since economists undertook an economic analysis of the law there has waged the debate as to the proper criterion to use in deciding law cases.