The readings mentioned in this syllabus, from a 2016 course, may be of interest to libertarians interested in philosophy of law.

The Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell affirmed the legality of forced sterilizations. How could such a thing happen? And what does it say about science and policy?

Hayek lectures on the differences and similarities between the concept of evolution in biology and the concept of evolution in the social sciences.

Excerpts from Chapter 7 of Jeff Riggenbach’s Persuaded by Reason, titled “Libertarianism – Yet More Individualism In Politics.”

Essential Hayek is a project of the Fraser Institute that aims to explain F. A. Hayek’s ideas in common, every-day language.

Laura Ingalls Wilder, her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, and Lane’s protégé Roger MacBride were all important libertarian figures.

David Boaz writes about the life and thought of F. A. Hayek on the 116th anniversary of his birth. “He’s like Marx, only right.”

Herbert Spencer doesn’t deserve his reputation as a “Social Darwinist,” and shouldn’t be used to attack libertarians.

When mistakes happen in the market, they can be quickly corrected. We have to live with government errors for decades.

A collection of editorials written by Liggio for the 20 volumes of the journal Literature of Liberty: A Review of Contemporary Liberal Thought.

In this short newspaper opinion piece, Miron argues that the consistency of libertarianism sets it apart from other ways of thinking about politics.

Determining what constitutes aggression can be complicated and libertarians should be wary to rely solely on the Non-Aggression Principle.

Markets are impersonal, but the social networks that develop inside markets are personal. Freedom within these networks is a crucial aspect of a free market.

Government's only advantage over its citizenry is in the use of force to limit destructive behavior. Beyond this end, this fist of government limits social productivity.

Wikipedia is collaborative, diverse and peaceful. In the internet age, it encapsulates the concepts of spontaneous order and free markets.

The progress of the past century, from the microwave to the smart phone to penicillin, originates from economic freedom.

Markets not Capitalism, a collection of essays outlining left-libertarianism, reveals how our current system falls short of the free market ideal.

"I, Pencil" describes the complicated process of creating a simple pencil. This essay honors the impact of "I, Pencil" in demonstrating spontaneous order in markets.