Adam Smith authorized the pursuit of honest income. But what should we do with that income? Max Laraia explores whether Peter ...

In an exclusive interview with Libertarianism.org, Daniel Hannan talked about the importance of free trade, the Legislature's role in checks and balances between State branches, and the necessity for ...

If Old South slavery was so awful, how did it produce poet George Moses Horton?--Through his life and verse, we seek out an answer.

Smith explains the meaning of “society” and “institution,” and he discusses the distinction between designed and undesigned institutions.

Part II in our investigation into the alleged “Business Plot” for a fascist coup against FDR. This is the second installment of our investigation into General Smedley D. Butler’s claims that a ...

Stressing the anti-centralization impulse in libertarianism, D'Amato envisions a future without bureaucratic central planners—socialist or corporate.

Thoreau develops a theory of the ethics of civil disobedience in the context of his tax resistance during the Mexican-American war. Thoreau describes his brief imprisonment and discusses the ...

Smith criticizes Jason Brennan’s defense of positive liberty and his attempt to make positive liberty an essential part of libertarian theory.

Presley begins a series of posts describing a "psychology of freedom" and explaining its relevance to libertarianism more broadly.

Smith begins his exploration of self-interest and social order by explaining Shaftesbury’s theory of social psychology.