Libertarian Review was a libertarian magazine published from 1972 to 1981. It had been established by Robert Kephart in 1972 as a book-review magazine, initially titled SIL Book Review (2 issues), then Books for Libertarians, and was renamed with the October, 1974 issue. In 1977, Charles Koch purchased the magazine and turned it into a national magazine under the editorship of Roy A. Childs, Jr.
At the time, there were two other glossy libertarian magazines, Reason, which at the time leaned toward the right wing of the libertarian spectrum, and Inquiry, which tilted left. Libertarian Review was more movement-oriented than either Reason or Inquiry.
In the summer of 1981, the Koch Foundation, which was funding Inquiry as well as Libertarian Review, decided that it could not continue to support two magazines. The two magazines were merged as Inquiry: A Libertarian Review starting with the January 1982 issue, published by the Libertarian Review Foundation. |
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