This book gives an account of a full spectrum of property rights and their relationship to
individual liberty. It shows that a purely deontological approach to justice can deal with the …

We are all subjected to the power of the state and other entities such as the EU. But what
justifies the far-reaching power of these institutions? Standard theories suggest that consent …

In the present paper we argue that the theory of contracts embraced by many libertarian
scholars and relied upon by them in sundry important debates (eg over morality of the …

Most large cities of the world's most affluent countries are increasingly unaffordable in ways
that raise serious normative questions. The price of purchasing and renting housing is …

Many libertarians ground their theory of justice in a non-aggression principle (NAP). The
NAP is often the basis for the libertarian condemnation of state action–that it is necessarily …

Most libertarians regard the welfare state as morally illegitimate. This chapter examines why
opposition to the welfare state is the default libertarian position, and why some libertarians …

The claim that force and coercion are only permissible when necessary to protect individuals
from initiatory force and coercion is at the heart of deontological or natural rights approaches …

Most libertarians regard the welfare state as morally illegitimate. This chapter will examine
why opposition to the welfare state is the default libertarian position, and why some …

Most people abhor war in a general way while reluctantly accepting that sometimes war is
justified. Libertarians, in particular, have historically shown a marked dislike of war. Here I …

Twice in the Journal of Business Ethics, Walter Block provides a libertarian argument that
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is unjust because it is a violation of a business's property rights …