Enforced Equality or—Justice?
The expression "social justice" does appear to be employed by a great many people as almost synonymous with the word "equality. " But if equality is the same thing as social justice, then social justice can't be justice at all.
Tax Rate vs. Tax Base: A Public Choice Perspective on the Consequences for the Growth of Government
In recent years, as libertarian policy analysts have put their minds to the question of tax reform, some have succumbed to the lure of a broad-base
The Philosophy of Immigration
In recent years, with the increasing respectability of “applied philosophy” in the academic world, more and more philosophers have been
“Oh, Ye Are For Anarchy!”: Consent Theory In the Radical Libertarian Tradition
The twentieth century libertarian movement has experienced an ongoing debate between the minarchists, the advocates of “limited” govern
Ayn Rand: Theory versus Creative Life
Ayn Rand occupies a curious position among American novelists: Both her friendly and her hostile critics scarcely regard her as a novelist at all.
Guns for Protection, and Other Private Sector Responses to the Government’s Failure to Control Crime
Several years ago, in an episode of “All in the Family ,” Archie Bunker proposed a possible solution to the airline highjacking problem
Concept of “Nature” in Liberal Political Thought
The connection between a theory of human nature and normative political theory is a puzzling one.
Lord Townshend and the Influence of Moral Philosophy on Laissez Faire
The influence of moral philosophy on the rise of laissez faire is a topic that several scholars have examined.
Nozick and the Individualist Anarchist
Robert Nozick, in Anarchy, State, and Utopia presented his by-now-famous view that “a minimal state, limited to the narrow functions
Explaining the Antiwar Movement, 1939-1941: The Next Assignment
Few years in the history of the world have been as significant as the years 1939-1941.