Volume 6, Number 3 (1982) A significant amount of opposition surrounded the development of state supported public secondary and higher education in New York State throughout the eighth decade of the nineteenth century. Opposition appeared within various sectors of the social structure. However, this paper will concern itself with the opponents who
Given the temper of the times it was surprising that following the American Revolution there appeared proposals for national systems of education. The libertarian tradition which fed the flames of the Revolution was staunchly opposed to a union of government and schooling. The greatest fear was that such a union would lead to despotism over the
In this article, Laurence M. Vance offers a review of John Merrifield’s School Choices: True and False . Volume 17, Number 2 (2003) Vance, Laurence M.. “Book Review: John Merrifield, School Choices: True and False .” Journal of Libertarian Studies 17, No. 2 (2003):
In this article, Laurence M. Vance reviews Clint Bolick’s Voucher Wars: Waging The Legal Battle Over School Choice . Volume 18, Number 2 (2004) Vance, Laurence M. “Book Review: Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle over School Choice by Clint Bolick.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 18, No. 2 (2004):
The defense of government schooling, like government itself, is based on fallacies. In this article, I directly refute many of the main arguments for government schooling. Using argumentation ethics, all conceivable arguments are refuted, thereby eliminating any valid reason for its continuance. Volume 19, Number 2 (2005) Marks, Benjamin.
In section 1 we will discuss the property rights aspect of public works in The Wealth of Nations. Section 2 will clarify the role of the sovereign in establishing private joint stock companies in order to collect the vast amounts of capital needed for the supply of public works, especially those supporting commerce. Finally, in section 3, the case
This study introduces the ideas of Robert Lewis Dabney on universal education. The goal of presenting Dabney’s views is to add to the discussion of natural order versus democracy. Volume 20, Number 3 (2006) Simpson, Barry D. “The Cultural Degradation of Universal Education: The Educational Views of Robert Lewis Dabney.” Journal of Libertarian
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 interdisciplinary discipline—libertarianism—enriched by contributions in each of the particular and seemingly isolated fields that study
Volume 2, Number 1 (1978) I The last several years have witnessed a remarkable outpouring of criticism of the American system of public education. While the usual attacks on the quality of the instruction, the character of the curriculum offerings and the cost efficiency of its operations continue to be the concern of many, several critics have
This paper will be primarily concerned with identification and documentation of the educational viewpoints espoused by the European anarchists of the nineteenth century. A second section will highlight the ideas of two of the prominent contemporary opponents of public schooling, Ivan Illich and the late Paul Good- man. Following this, a third
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Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.