Crypto- anarchism is a philosophy whose advocates think technology can assist them in creating communities based on consent rather than coercion.

The socialist calculation debate revolves around the question of whether central planners can, at least in principle, make the economic calculations necessary to achieve the rational, efficient ...

Strange things happen when political parties realize it’s possible to win elections with fewer votes. Structural explanations for polarization—from first past the post elections to the advent of ...

Frédéric Bastiat’s The Law is one of the most incisive attacks on socialists and protectionists. Bastiat was one of France’s most passionate classical liberals.

For the revolutionaries, who would later become nation builders, tyranny was a major problem and could come from both autocracy and democracy.

From humble origins, Isabel Paterson became one of the foremost critics of the New Deal.

In this episode we cover Marcus Tullius Cicero, the famed statesman, lawyer, orator, and above all a lover of liberty.

Free trade means the exchange of goods and services across international borders, unhindered by government tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions. Since the publication of The Wealth of Nations by ...

Thomas Paine was one of the first people to argue in favor of what we now refer to as universal basic income.

Edmund Burke, an Irish- born British politician and philosopher, served in the House of Commons for almost 30 years and authored an extensive and influential body of speeches and books. Conventionally ...

While Karl Marx hated Pierre- Joseph Proudhon and his philosophy of mutualism, a libertarian can find in it much to appreciate.

On top of the failure of his economic agenda, FDR had a dismal record on civil liberties, privacy, and free speech.