The Principled Libertarian

Many (if not all) countries which are typically said to have universal healthcare, do not meet WHO's criteria.

A number of years ago there was an interesting back and forth among libertarian scholars on the feasibility of free market anarchism — a society where law (security and arbitration) is provided entirely by private agencies.

Matt Bruenig makes the claim that libertarian thought has no way of coherently justifying the initial acquisition of property. How does something that was once unowned become owned without nonconsensually destroying others' liberty?

I recently stumbled onto a critique of Anarcho-capitalism by the Objectivist, Harry Binswanger. Being a libertarian anarchist myself, I was curious of his arguments. Ultimately, I was disappointed.

Dave Smith recently took the time to respond to my last article, which was a reply to a prior episode where he discussed immigration.

In his short book Thin Blue Lies, the author Luke Von Trapp gives us a very colorful and at times very dark depiction of a corrupt system and its effects on the individuals at large

I truly appreciate the nuance with which Dave approaches the issue—something which tends to be missing by "both sides" on this subject. Despite that, I still had my disagreements

In particular, his work on intellectual property leaves much to be desired. His essay, The Law of Intellectual Property, offers a somewhat confused theory of IP, contains contradictions, and rests on questionable fundamentals.

How exactly would a stateless society operate? Take into consideration the complexity of human action and there simply is not a one-size-fits-all answer to this question. However, Andrew Cleary gives us a roll of the dice with his novella Disarming.

“You can’t have open borders with a welfare state.” This common assertion should not be taken as gospel. It depends on a few factors, which are at the very least questionable.