For its tenth anniversary, Sarah Thomas reviews John Milbank and Adrian Pabst’s The Politics of Virtue. As the first and most theoretically sophisticated account of postliberalism, the moral vision ...

Michael Chapman argues that reports of libertarianism’s death have been greatly exaggerated and that its ideas remain highly relevant today. Editor’s Note This piece was originally published on the ...

Adam Smith authorized the pursuit of honest income. But what should we do with that income? Max Laraia explores whether Peter Singer’s moral imperative to reduce suffering is consistent with Smith’s ...

While Karl Marx hated Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and his philosophy of mutualism, a libertarian can find in it much to appreciate. Proudhon’s conception of federalism permits us a fuller understanding of ...

A libertarian world won’t eliminate all poverty, but it offers powerful tools for greatly reducing it, and improving the lives of the poorest and least privileged. The stereotypes of libertarian ...

Hoskins and O’Driscoll explore the role of property rights in economic development ...

The modern state is a contingent historical development, born in blood—not a permanent or inevitable feature of human society. In concentrating decision-making power, the state divests citizens and ...

Mussolini attempted to remake the Italian mind, taking a personal interest in applying the twin tools of censorship and propaganda. The unique totalitarian project of Italian Fascism reposed on a ...

Libertarians frequently disagree about the status of intellectual property. D’Amato explores the views of four major libertarian thinkers. The issue of intellectual property rights represents a ...

On Liberty is not merely a political text explaining the intricacies of how the state ought to act. It is a love letter to the individual virtues of intellectual curiosity, tolerance, and ...

How a group of veterans restored democracy to a small town. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” is a quote commonly, and incorrectly, attributed to Thomas Jefferson. It was, in fact, never ...

Maria and Jo Ann Cavallo explore the challenges, complexities, and triumph of entrepreneurship in an Italian film about the invention of the legendary Vespa. Editor’s Note Libertarian Lens on Film is ...