In the annals of libertarian political philosophy, Murray N. Rothbard stands as a towering figure, known for his uncompromising advocacy of anarchism and his sharp critiques of statist ideologies. One of his most notable engagements was with the work of Robert Nozick,...
Book Reviews
History Last, Polemics First: A Critical Review of Jacob Heilbrunn’s ‘America Last’
by Brandan P. Buck | Apr 2, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, History, Politics
The Western commentariat has spilled much ink and expended considerable effort attempting to explain our era of political malaise, particularly the disruptions underway within the Republican Party and the American Right. It is into that maelstrom that Jacob Heilbrunn...
A Human White Pill Demolishes Progressives
by Mark Maresca | Feb 7, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles
White Pills generally take the form of cultural or political trends. But they are especially satisfying when they take human form. Today’s liberty movement is fortunate to have a host of important White Pill influencers. They are solidly grounded in...
Richard Sakwa Explains How We Ended Up In A New Cold War
by Ted Snider | Jan 31, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The war in Ukraine is a complicated tangle of three wars in one. It is a civil war between Ukraine’s European leaning west and its Russian leaning east. It is a war between Ukraine and Russia. And it is a war between Russia and NATO. Ben Abelow’s book, How the West...
Six Books on Government that Libertarians Should Read
by Brad Pearce | Jan 9, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles
Libertarians may be masters at telling stories of government incompetence and malfeasance, but they have a tendency of knowing less about making government work (relatively) well. This is understandable, because libertarians don’t like government and thus often aren’t...
Reevaluating Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston
by Hunter DeRensis | Jan 2, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, History
The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West by Timothy B. Smith (LSU Press: 2023), 248 pages "You were still reading that book when I walked by three hours ago. It must be a good one." Sitting outside the cafe, I looked up to see a...
New Review Essay on Questioning the COVID Company Line
by Laurie Calhoun | Aug 5, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
Brad Pearce (@thewaywardrabbler at Substack) has written a substantial (~4K word) and pensive essay on Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times. Opening Excerpt: Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical...
Azerbaijan Taught a Crucial Military Lesson, But Russia Skipped Class
by Michael Ellis | May 11, 2023 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Failed prophets are a dime-a-dozen. If I had a nickel for every time I had been told the world was on the brink of collapse for reasons ranging from oceanic methane deposits to credit default swaps, I might not be a billionaire, but I would drive a nicer car. How...