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Anarchy and the Law: The Political Economy of Choice by Edward Stringham
Excerpt from "Anarchy and the Law".... I have now described anarcho-capitalism as I believe it would function in a modern society. What are Cowen's reasons for believing that such institutions would be unstable? Cown (1992) writes: ...the argument is that Friedman's scenario is not an independent alternative. Competing law codes are stable [...]
The Decline and Fall of Private Law in Iceland by Roderick T. Long
The Decline and Fall of Private Law in Iceland Many libertarians are familiar with the system of private law that prevailed in Iceland during the Free Commonwealth period (930-1262). Market mechanisms, rather than a governmental monopoly of power, provided the incentives to cooperate and maintain order. In outline, the system's main features [...]
News Roundup For 06/03/2010
Environment What BP does not want you to see Stefan Molyneux on the BP oilspill The State and the Energy Monopoly Big Brother Michigan Considers Law to Register Journalists First they came for the workplace and your medicine cabinet. Next..your canon of knowledge? Why not? Surely, if the safety of the workplace environment & [...]
News Roundup For 5/28/2010
Police State: Punk Johnny Cash put a post up exclusive at Break The Matrix The Militarized Police State Is Here, so go check that one out. Washington drug agents have illegally seized signed petitions for marijuana legalization. Canada decided that U.S. tyranny with their own Patriot Act Style bill, C-29: The Anti-Privacy Privacy [...]