Can We Find a Basis for Private Property Rights?
While Murray Rothbard believed that self-ownership formed the basis for private property rights, other philosophers disagree.
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No, Governor, Rights Are NOT Government-Issued Privileges That You Can Suspend
The recent executive order by New Mexico's governor suspending gun rights in part of the state demonstrates not only her ignorance of the law, but also her greater ignorance of the origin of rights.
Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated
The usual answer is that secondhand smoke is bad. But if value is subjective, perhaps secondhand smoke also can be seen as a public good.
When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty
Although they professed to support "states' rights," many proslavery activists wanted a stronger federal government that could force slavery on the western territories and deny local sovereignty to territorial residents.
How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?
Do we have a right to sunlight? How do we assert those rights? Murray Rothbard provides some answers.
Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated
The usual answer is that secondhand smoke is bad. But if value is subjective, perhaps secondhand smoke also can be seen as a public good.
Rejoinder to Thommesen on “Stealing” from Thieves
Is it possible to “steal” from a thief? Sven Thommesen has argued that it is; Walter Block contends here that it is an impossibility.
How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?
Do we have a right to sunlight? How do we assert those rights? Murray Rothbard provides some answers.
Much of the World’s Oil Is Owned by Governments. There’s No Good Reason for This.
How do we view government ownership of natural resources? Can a homesteading case be made for it? Usually not.
Book Review: Property and Justice: A Liberal Theory of Natural Rights
Charles Amos reviews Billy Christmas’s Property and Justice, finding that the author “mostly succeeds” in linking freedom to property rights. But there are two significant problems.
