The incoming administration’s plan to minimize the role of government is being cheered by stalwarts of the party.

These ideas trace back to the Stoics, such as Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, who preached the sovereignty of the individual mind over external coercion. Epictetus's definition of freedom as "the right ...

Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians base their creed on natural rights—the idea that each individual has an inborn right to self-ownership, or freedom from a ...

Which brings us to the strange liberty-to-fascism pipeline. According to a theory Matt Lewis recently floated, libertarianism is some unique gateway drug to neo-Nazism. Lewis runs through a few ...

With his pre- and post-election behavior, his cabinet nominations, and of course his first term as President, Trump appears ...

Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, by John Hasnas, Oxford University Press, 328 pages, $90 Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians ...

Supporters of legalization often frame it as a win-win. People were gambling and smoking pot anyway, the argument goes.

For them, libertarianism hasn’t just failed; it is the source of “rot in the existing order” that they seek to overhaul. Mass sentiment, however, matters far less than elite ideology in ...

Libertarians are no longer a major party in Iowa after Tuesday night's election. Chase Oliver only got 0.4% for the presidential vote. That's well bellow the 2% that's needed in order to keep the ...

As Argentina approaches the one-year mark under the presidency of Javier Milei, a right-wing libertarian and populist who took office in December 2023, it's time to take stock of the impact of his ...