A history of the people and institutions that revived and championed the classical liberal tradition in America after the end ...

Godwin recognizes the “obviousness” of voting and representation in the modern era, but carefully notes that democracy is no solution to the problem of coercion. For his next essay, Godwin returns to ...

One of the most well-known founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. The ideas of liberty he promoted are a foundational part of America's ...

Olaudah Equiano, an enslaved African who bought his freedom, became one of the most influential voices in the transatlantic abolitionist movement. Born in west Africa and kidnapped into slavery at age ...

Bruce Pardy is professor of law at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and executive director of Rights Probe, a law and liberty thinktank. He is an academic, lawyer, columnist, and ...

Jonathan Fortier and Bryan Caplan discuss the reissue of Open Borders, and the thorny issues surrounding immigration. An openly nerdy man who loves role- playing games and graphic novels, he lives in ...

A collection of nine original essays by top philosophers introducing the major moral theories and how they support a libertarian political system. With personal stories, historical anecdotes, ...

Portraits of Liberty investigates the lives and philosophies of thinkers throughout history who argued in favor of a freer world.

“There is an inherent difficulty in fixing limits to incorporeality. The regions of thought, like those of the air, are the common property of all.” When challenged by a flurry of letters- to- the- ...