Outside libertarian circles, many believe that communities may democratically choose virtually any political and economic system they wish. The imminent Scotland vote (see James Taylor’s recent post) suggests some general…
The terrible events in Iraq have revived calls for intervention even among those who opposed the 2003 war, and even among some with anti-interventionist sentiments generally. Here I simply…
Many of my libertarian friends are relentless critics of Israel. I have taken the liberty of translating this marvelous response by the Argentine writer Marcos Aguinis. “In our postmodern times…
The debate about Piketty’s book remains unabated (see Steve Horwitz’s and Bas van der Vossen’s posts and references therein.) I cannot contribute to this debate because (with the exception of…
As expected, libertarians are divided over Ukraine. I don’t know if the Western sanctions currently planned against Russia are indicated or effective. But I emphatically reject the notion that Ukraine…
A topical issue in the global justice literature is territory. Mainstream writers have taken the position that collective entities, including states, are the ultimate title holders of land and resources…