Law

Is the minimal state possible or even desirable? Murray Rothbard said no to both, but getting to a position of a stateless society is not an easy proposition.

Brazilian politicians are trying to change Brazil’s labor laws to get rid of the six-day workweek, ostensibly to make life better for workers. In the end, it will create even more “informal” markets in labor while limiting legal work opportunities.

A conservatism that does not recognize the efficacy of natural law is no conservatism at all.

A conservatism that does not recognize the efficacy of natural law is no conservatism at all.

More than 200 years ago, Daniel Webster argued eloquently against a military draft in the US. A half-century later, the US had instituted a draft and then did it again in 1917. The state owns your life and squanders it in wars built on lies.

For more than a century, the Supreme Court has tried to interpret equality before the law in different and conflicting ways. While the law can divide people, it cannot be the source of bringing them together.

For more than a century, the Supreme Court has tried to interpret equality before the law in different and conflicting ways. While the law can divide people, it cannot be the source of bringing them together.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on the question of unjust laws. Under what circumstances should people obey them anyway. Murray Rothbard helps to provide an answer.

The 1857 Dred Scott case remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decision in US History. However, overlooked is the fact that it elevated federal sovereignty above sovereignty of the states.

The 1857 Dred Scott case remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decision in US History. However, overlooked is the fact that it elevated federal sovereignty above sovereignty of the states.