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You can check out more of Mari Andrew’s art here. (We are taking Sunday off to finish reading “Moral Machines”; we will resume our review of the Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism on Monday.)

We are interrupting (again) our review of the new Routledge Handbook on Libertarianism to shout out the general release of the new Blade Runner sequel (now showing at a movie house near you!), which we are hoping to see this … Continue reading →

In this post, we will review Ilya Somin’s intriguing essay “How political ignorance strengthens the case for libertarianism,” published in the new Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism. (By the way, Somin, a law professor at George Mason University, has written an entire … Continue reading →

Today, we are interrupting our series of blog posts on the new Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism to offer a friendly critique of libertarian theory. Mass shootings like the one in Vegas point out a huge potential flaw with libertarianism. After … Continue reading →

In this post, we will review John Thrasher’s intriguing essay on the relation between libertarian theory and social contract theory, one of the best essays in the collection of essays published in the new Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism. (Professor Thrasher is … Continue reading →

In honor of Catalan Insurrection Day: #CatalanReferendum, via Twitter Facts about Catalonia, via Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen) Spain’s limited options for Catalan secessionism, via the University of Sydney (Ryan D. Griffiths, Pablo Guillen, and Ferran Martinez i Coma) Why secessionist … Continue reading →

In this post, we will review Richard Miller’s defense of social democracy and his critique of libertarian theory in his erudite essay titled “Learning from Libertarianism: Thanks from an Unrepentant Social Democrat,” which was published in the Routledge Handbook of … Continue reading →

In this post, we will begin our review of 11 essays published in The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism, a collection of new works edited by Jason Brennan, Bas van der Vossen, and David Schmidtz. Without further ado, let’s begin with Christopher … Continue reading →

Routledge has published a new handbook of libertarian theory; see book cover below. Unfortunately, the book is way too expensive, but our friends and colleagues at The Volokh Conspiracy have posted the following summaries of select essays published in the … Continue reading →