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

The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Smith begins his series on the historical relationship between religious skepticism and libertarianism.

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

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