Legal System

The attack on the principles of the Rule of Law was part of the general movement away from liberalism which began about 1870. It came almost entirely from the intellectual leaders of the socialist movement.

There is a ceaseless downpour of new laws. Every day some of us, somewhere, are being encumbered or shackled by still more restrictions. There are just too many laws. But how do we tell how many laws are too many, and which ones are pernicious?

Governments routinely bribe suspects into accusing others in exchange for reduced sentences. Thus, suspects are willing to say pretty much anything prosecutors want them to. Governments are fine with this.

In spite of the fact we are told the US is in the grip of a gun violence crisis, new FBI data shows murder rates dropped for the second year in 2018, falling back near 50-year lows.

Jeff Deist presents during the "Law and History" session at the 2019 Libertarian Scholars Conference in New York City.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the differences in how legislative bodies function, and look at what makes the Federal government so uniquely dangerous to liberty.

The Judge pulls no punches as he discusses Trump, the Russians, gun control and mass shootings, Big Tech, NSA spying, the First Amendment, and much more in this issue of The Austrian.

What makes restitution work well in Japan is that private individuals and groups are much more responsible for controlling crime.

A truly effective criminal justice system would be built on restitution, not imprisonment and punishment. Moreover, government-funded prisons have no incentive to rehabilitate prisons since they receive funding regardless of outcomes.

Patrick Frey challenges Bob Murphy’s views on plea deals and AnCap society.