Volume 9, Number 2 (1990) In American Power , a survey of American foreign policy and its chief architects since 1914, John Taft observes that the shadow cast by Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth president, has affected our long-term view of international relations. Taft demonstrates his point by citing the appeal to Wilsonian ideals made by
W hen Murray Rothbard founded the Journal of Libertarian Studies in 1977, he wrote an editorial for the first issue. In it, he said, “The Journal of Libertarian Studies has been founded not simply to provide an outlet for scholarship and research that may be unpopular in a particular discipline. It is the belief that there is a new and growing
ABSTRACT: I will first offer a general understanding of the flavor of libertarianism I will be using as the foundation for my argument for open borders. Then, I will summarize the argument put forth by Joseph Carens (1987) which consummates the importance of open border policy in maintaining the efficacy of property rights. After, I will
ABSTRACT: John Hasnas (2008) has famously argued that anarchy is obvious and everywhere. It is less well known, however, that Hasnas also argues that anarchy must be achieved gradually. But how can this work? In this paper, I show that directly confronting state power will never produce viable anarchy (or minarchy). Using the example of Soviet
Volumen 9, Número 2 (1990) En American Power , una encuesta de la política exterior estadounidense y sus principales arquitectos desde 1914, John Taft observa que la sombra proyectada por Woodrow Wilson, nuestro vigésimo octavo presidente, ha afectado nuestra visión a largo plazo sobre las relaciones internacionales. Taft demuestra su punto de
RESUMEN: John Hasnas (2008) ha argumentado famosamente que la anarquía es obvia y está en todas partes. Es menos conocido, sin embargo, que Hasnas también argumenta que la anarquía debe ser alcanzada gradualmente. ¿Pero cómo puede funcionar esto? En este trabajo, muestro que enfrentar directamente el poder estatal nunca producirá una anarquía (o
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