What's the Best Argument for Libertarianism?
Dennis Pratt and Gene Epstein debate the efficacy of ethical and consequentialist arguments for libertarianism.
Dennis Pratt and Gene Epstein debate the efficacy of ethical and consequentialist arguments for libertarianism.
Economists Gene Epstein and David Friedman debated how best to persuade people to become libertarians at the Porcupine Freedom Festival.
Economists David Friedman and Gene Epstein debate how best to persuade people toward libertarianism.
Plus: The editors field a listener question on abortion.
Rand Paul gets attacked for being pro-liberty and anti-abortion. But there's nothing inconsistent about his view.
All further "rights" are simply applications of our basic right not to be aggressed against.
Revisiting Rothbard's early works.
Is it really a bad idea to oppose lobbing Tomahawk missiles at people?
How do we get from the right to one's body to the right to one's (justly acquired) possessions, including land?
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