How should government police the public domain?

Tags: Law, Libertarianism, Property Rights

08/13/2024 Tate Fegley Łukasz Dominiak

Libertarians have no problem dealing with how private property should be policed, but what about those areas we call public spaces? Murray Rothbard, not surprisingly, examined the issue thoroughly and had some insightful ideas.

Original Article: How should government police the public domain?

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