The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008)
[Created: 13 August, 2024]
[Updated: 3 February, 2025] |
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Augustus was sensible that mankind is governed by names; nor was he deceived in his expectation, that the senate and people would submit to slavery, provided they were respectfully assured, that they still enjoyed their ancient freedom.
-Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Source and Editor's Note
The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, Editor-in-Chief Ronald Hamowy. Asisstant Editors Jason Kuznicki and Aaron Steelman. Consulting Editor Deidre McCloskey. Founding and Consulting Editor Jeffrey D. Schultz. (Los Angeles: Sage, 2008. A Project of the Cato Institute).
A good place to start is Ronald Hamowy, "Cato's Letters" [EoL].
Note: There are 320 entries in the Encyclopedia. The printed edition had a "Reader's Guide" which grouped the entries into the following categories:
- Biographical
- Policy
- Topical
We have modified this in the sortable table below to:
- People = "Bio"
- Ideas = "KI" (key ideas)
- Movements
- Historical Events = "HE"
- Documents = "Doc"
- Policy Issues (specific) = "Pol"
- Other General Topics of Interest = "Oth"
| Topic | Author | Full Reference | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton, Lord (1834-1902) | Gronbacher | Gregory Gronbacher, "Lord Acton" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Adams, John (1735-1826) | Visser | Michiel Visser, "Adams, John (1735-1826)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Aquinas, Thomas (c. 1225-1274) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Thomas Aquinas" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Aristotle (382-322 BC) | Miller | Fred Miller, "Aristotle" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Bastiat, Frédéric (1801-1850) | Hülsmann | Jörg Guido Hülsmann, "Frédéric Bastiat" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Bauer, Peter (1915-2002) | Dorn | James A. Dorn, "Bauer, Peter (1915-2002)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Becker, Gary S. (1930-2014) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Gary S. Becker" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) | Burke | T. Patrick Burke, "Jeremy Bentham" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von (1851-1914) | White | Lawrence H. White, "Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Branden, Nathaniel (1930-2014) | Sciabarra | Chris Matthew Sciabarra, "Branden, Nathaniel (1930-2014" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Bright, John (1811-1859) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "John Bright" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Brown, John (1800-1859) | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Brown, John (1800-1859)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Buchanan, James M. (1919-2013) | Leeson | Peter T. Leeson, "James M. Buchanan" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Buckle, Henry Thomas (1821-1862) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Buckle, Henry Thomas (1821-1862)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Burke, Edmund (1729-1797) | Visser | Michiel Visser, "Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Burlamaqui, Jean-Jacques (1649-1748) | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Childs, Roy A. (1949-1992) | Taylor | Joan Kennedy Taylor, "Childs, Roy A. (1949-1992)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Chodorov, Frank (1887-1966) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Frank Chodorov" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Cicero (106-43 BC) | Palmer | Tom G. Palmer, "Cicero" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Clark, Ed (1930-) | Boaz | David Boaz, "Clark, Ed (1930-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Coase, Ronald H. (1910-2013) | MacKenzie | Douglas W. MacKenzie, "Ronald H. Coase" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Cobden, Richard (1804-1865) | Brady | John Mark Brady, "Richard Cobden" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Comte, Charles (1782-1887) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Comte, Charles (1782-1887)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Condorcet, Marquis de (1748-1794) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Condorcet, Marquis de (1748-1794)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Dicey, Albert Venn (1835-1922) | Sheppard | Stephen M. Sheppard, "Dicey, Albert Venn (1835-1922)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Diderot, Denis (1713-1784)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) | Sander | Timothy Sander, "Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Dunoyer, Charles (1786-1862) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Dunoyer, Charles (1786-1862)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Epstein, Richard A. (1943-) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Epstein, Richard A. (1943-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Ferguson, Adam (1723-1816) | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Ferguson, Adam (1723-1816)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Fisher, Antony (1915-1988)- | Kwong | Jo Kwong, "Fisher, Antony (1915-1988)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Foucault, Michel (1926-1984) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Foucault, Michel (1926-1984)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Friedman, David (1945-) | Caplan | Bryan Caplan, "Friedman, David (1945-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Friedman, Milton (1912-2006) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Friedman, Milton (1912-2006)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) | Hummel | Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, "Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898) | Schut | M.L. Schut, "Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Godwin, William (1756-1836) | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Godwin, William (1756-1836)" - [EoL] | Bio | |
| Goldwater, Barry (1909-1998) | Edwards | Lee Edwards, "Goldwater, Barry (1909-1998)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) | Wilkinson | Will Wilkinson, "Harper, Floyd Arthur “Baldy” (1905-1973)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hayek, Friedrich A. (1889-1992) | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Hayek, Friedrich A. (1889-1992)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hazlitt, Henry (1894-1993) | Greaves | Bettina Greaves, "Hazlitt, Henry (1894-1993)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Heinlein, Robert (1907-1988) | Sturgis | Amy Sturgis, "Heinlein, Robert (1907-1988) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Herbert, Auberon (1838-1906) | Mack | Eric Mack, "Herbert, Auberon (1838-1906)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hess, Karl (1923-1994) | Doherty | Brian Doherty, "Hess, Karl (1923-1994)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1676) | Narveson | Jan Narveson, "Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1676)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hodgskin, Thomas (1787-1869) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Hodgskin, Thomas (1787-1869)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hospers, John (1918-2011) | Boaz | David Boaz, "Hospers, John (1918-2011)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Humboldt, Wilhelm von (1767-1835) | Doerring | Detmar Doerring, "Humboldt, Wilhelm von (1767-1835)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hume, David (1711-1776) | Narveson | Jan Narveson, "Hume, David (1711-1776)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Hutcheson, Francis (1694-1746) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Hutcheson, Francis (1694-1746)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Jacobs, Jane (1916-2006) | Ikeda | Sanford Ikeda, "Jacobs, Jane (1916-2006)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) | Mayer | David Mayer, "Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Jouvenel, Bertrand de (1903-1987) | Mahoney | Daniel J. Mahoney, "Jouvenel, Bertrand de (1903-1987)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) | Bader | Ralf Bader, "Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Kirzner, Israel M. (1930-)- | Doherty | Brian Doherty, "Kirzner, Israel M. (1930-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Knight, Frank H. (1885-1972) | Boyd | Richard Boyd, "Knight, Frank H. (1885-1972)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| La Boétie, Étienne de (1530-1563) | Presley | Sharon Presley, "La Boétie, Étienne de (1530-1563)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Lane, Rose Wilder (1886-1968) | Sturgis | Amy Sturgis, "Lane, Rose Wilder (1886-1968)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Lao Tzu (c. 600 BC) | Dorn | James A. Dorn, "Lao Tzu (c. 600 BC)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1474-1566) | Chafuen | Alejandro A. Chafuen, "Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1474-1566)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| LeFevre, Robert (1911-1986) | Doherty | Brian Doherty, "LeFevre, Robert (1911-1986) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Leggett, William (1801-1839) | White | Lawrence H. White, "Leggett, William (1801-1839)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Locke, John (1632-1704) - | Mack | Eric Mack, "Locke, John (1632-1704)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1800-1859) | Olson | Walter Olson, "Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1800-1859)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| MacBride, Roger Lea (1929-1995) | Boaz | David Boaz, "MacBride, Roger Lea (1929-1995)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Madison, James (1750-1836) | Zuckert | Michael Zuckert, "Madison, James (1750-1836) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Maine, Henry Sumner (1822-1888) | Carey | George Carey, "Maine, Henry Sumner (1822-1888)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Mason, George (1725-1792) | McDonald | Robert M. S. McDonald, "Mason, George (1725-1792)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Mencken, H. L. (1880-1956) | Evans | Rod L. Evans, "Mencken, H. L. (1880-1956) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Menger, Carl (1840-1921) | White | Lawrence H. White, "Menger, Carl (1840-1921)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Meyer, Frank S. (1909-1972) | Preble | Christopher A. Preble, "Meyer, Frank S. (1909-1972)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Mill, John Stuart (1806-1873) | Skoble | Aeon Skoble, "Mill, John Stuart (1806-1873) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Milton, John (1608-1674) | Flew | Antony Flew, "Milton, John (1608-1674) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Mises, Ludwig von (1881-1972) | Yeager | Leland Yeager, "Mises, Ludwig von (1881-1972)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Molinari, Gustave de (1819-1912) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Molinari, Gustave de (1819-1912)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat de (1689-1755) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat de (1689-1755) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Murray, Charles (1943-) | Doherty | Brian Doherty, "Murray, Charles (1943-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Nathan, Tonie (1923-2014) | Boaz | David Boaz, "Nathan, Tonie (1923-2014)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900) | Hunt | Lester Hunt, "Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Nock, Albert Jay (1870-1945) | Hamilton | Charles H. Hamilton, "Nock, Albert Jay (1870-1945)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) | Paul | Ellen Frankel Paul, "Nozick, Robert (1938-2002)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Ortega y Gasset, José (1883-1955) | Fitzsimons | David Fitzsimons and Lester Hunt, "Ortega y Gasset, José (1883-1955)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Orwell, George (1903-1950) | Steele | David Ramsay Steele, "Orwell, George (1903-1950)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Ostrom, Vincent (1919-2012) and Elinor (1933-2012) | Aligica | Paul Dragos Aligica, "Ostrom, Vincent (1919-2012) and Elinor (1933-2012)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) | Fitzsimons | David Fitzsimons, "Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Paterson, Isabel (1886-1961) | Cox | Stephen Cox, "Paterson, Isabel (1886-1961)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Paul, Ron (1935-) | Boaz | David Boaz, "Paul, Ron (1935-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Popper, Karl (1902-1994) | Shearmur | Jeremy Shearmur, "Popper, Karl (1902-1994)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Posner, Richard A. (1939-) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Posner, Richard A. (1939-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Pound, Roscoe (1870-1964) | Presser | Stephen B. Presser, "Pound, Roscoe (1870-1964)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Price, Richard (1723-1791) | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Price, Richard (1723-1791)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph (1809-1865) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph (1809-1865)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Rand, Ayn (1905-1982) | Sciabarra | Chris Matthew Sciabarra, "Rand, Ayn (1905-1982)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Rawls, John (1921-2002) | Wilkinson | Will Wilkinson, "Rawls, John (1921-2002)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Read, Leonard E. (1898-1983) | Boudreaux | Donald J. Boudreaux, "Read, Leonard E. (1898-1983)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Ricardo, David (1772-1823) | Skousen | Mark Skousen, "Ricardo, David (1772-1823)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Röpke, Wilhelm (1899-1966) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Röpke, Wilhelm (1899-1966)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Rothbard, Murray (1926-1995) | Doherty | Brian Doherty, "Rothbard, Murray (1926-1995)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Say, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1832) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Say, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1832)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Schumpeter, Joseph (1883-1950) | Humphrey | Thomas M. Humphrey, "Schumpeter, Joseph (1883-1950)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Senior, Nassau William (1790-1864) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Senior, Nassau William (1790-1864)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Shaftesbury, Third Earl of (1671-1713) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Shaftesbury, Third Earl of (1671-1713)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Sidney, Algernon (1623-1683) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Sidney, Algernon (1623-1683) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Simon, Julian (1932-1998) | Boudreaux | Donald J. Boudreaux, "Simon, Julian (1932-1998)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Smith, Adam (1723-1790) | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Smith, Adam (1723-1790)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Sowell, Thomas (1930-) | Kwong | Jo Kwong, "Sowell, Thomas (1930-)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881) | Barnett | Randy E. Barnett, "Spooner, Lysander (1808-1881)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Stigler, George J. (1911-1991) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Stigler, George J. (1911-1991)" [EoL](https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/stigler-george-j-1911-1991) | Bio | |
| Stirner, Max (1806-1856) | Wilkinson | Will Wilkinson, "Stirner, Max (1806-1856)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Sumner, William Graham (1840-1910) | Bannister | Robert Bannister, "Sumner, William Graham (1840-1910)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Szasz, Thomas (1920-2012) | Evans | Rod L. Evans, "Szasz, Thomas (1920-2012)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Taft, Robert A. (1889-1953) | Liggio | Leonard Liggio, "Taft, Robert A. (1889-1953)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) | Riggenbach | Jeff Riggenbach, "Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Tocqueville, Alexis de (1805-1859) | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Tocqueville, Alexis de (1805-1859) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Tracy, Destutt de (1754-1836) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Tracy, Destutt de (1754-1836) [EoL] | Bio | |
| Tucker, Benjamin R. (1854-1939) | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Tucker, Benjamin R. (1854-1939)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Tullock, Gordon (1947-) | Aligica | Paul Dragos Aligica, "Tullock, Gordon" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques (1727-1781) | Hart | David M. Hart, "Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques (1727-1781)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Voltaire (1694-1778) | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Voltaire (1694-1778)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Washington, George (1732-1799) | Rowe | Jonathan Rowe, "Washington, George (1732-1799)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Wicksell, Knut (1851-1926) | Wagner | Richard E. Wagner, "Wicksell, Knut (1851-1926)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) | Reed | Lawrence W. Reed, "Wilberforce, William (1759-1833)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Wollstonecraft, Mary (1759-1797) | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Wollstonecraft, Mary (1759-1797)" [EoL] | Bio | |
| Anarchism | Caplan | Bryan Caplan, "Anarchism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Anarcho-Capitalism | Morriss | Andrew P. Morriss, "Anarcho-Capitalism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Capitalism | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Capitalism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Civil Society | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Civil Society" [EoL] | KI | |
| Coercion | Price | Terry Price, "Coercion" [EoL] | KI | |
| Common Law | Morriss | Andrew P. Morriss, "Common Law" [EoL] | KI | |
| Competition | MacKenzie | Douglas W. MacKenzie, "Competition" [EoL] | KI | |
| Conscience | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Conscience" [EoL] | KI | |
| Consequentialism | Price | Terry Price, "Consequentialism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Conservative Critique of Libertarianism | Feser | Edward C. Feser, "Conservative Critiques of Libertarianism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Constitutionalism | Sandefur | Timothy Sandefur, "Constitutionalism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Contractarianism/Social Contract | Narveson | Jan Narveson, "Contractarianism/Social Contract" [EoL] | KI | |
| Cosmopolitanism | Palmer | Tom G. Palmer, "Cosmopolitanism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Democracy | Holcombe | Randall G. Holcombe, "Democracy" [EoL] | KI | |
| Division of Labor | Cowen | Tyler Cowen, "Division of Labor" [EoL] | KI | |
| Entrepreneurship | Harper | David Harper, "Entrepreneurship" [EoL] | KI | |
| Equality | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Equality" [EoL] | KI | |
| Evolutionary Psychology | Cosmides | Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, "Evolutionary Psychology" [EoL] | KI | |
| Externalities | Volokh | Alexander Volokh, "Externalities" [EoL] | KI | |
| Federalism | Samples | John Samples, "Federalism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Foreign Policy | Carpenter | Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent, "Foreign Policy" [EoL] | KI | |
| Free-Market Economy | Boudreaux | Donald J. Boudreaux, "Free-Market Economy" [EoL] | KI | |
| Freedom | Price | Terry Price, "Freedom" [EoL] | KI | |
| Freedom of Speech | Kors | Alan Charles Kors, "Free Speech" [EoL] | KI | |
| Government | Narveson | Jan Narveson, "Government" [EoL] | KI | |
| Individual Rights | Mack | Eric Mack, "Individual Rights" [EoL] | KI | |
| Individualism, Methodological | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Individualism, Methodological" [EoL] | KI | |
| Individualism, Political and Ethical | Sandefur | Timothy Sandefur, "Individualism, Political and Ethical" [EoL] | KI | |
| Individualist Anarchism | Skoble | Aeon Skoble, "Individualist Anarchism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Laissez-Faire Policy | Caplan | Bryan Caplan, "Laissez-Faire Policy" [EoL] | KI | |
| Law Merchant | Benson | Bruce Benson, "Law Merchant " [EoL] | KI | |
| Liberal Critique of Libertarianism | Bird | Colin Bird, "Liberal Critique of Libertarianism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Liberty, Presumption of | Jasay | Anthony de Jasay, "Liberty, Presumption of" [EoL] | KI | |
| Limited Government | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Limited Government" [EoL] | KI | |
| Market Failure | Cowen | Tyler Cowen, "Market Failure" [EoL] | KI | |
| Material Progress | Boudreaux | Donald J. Boudreaux, "Material Progress" [EoL] | KI | |
| Minimal State | Gordon | David Gordon, "Minimal State" [EoL] | KI | |
| Money and Banking | White | Lawrence H. White, "Money and Banking" [EoL] | KI | |
| Nationalism | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Nationalism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Natural Harmony of Interests | Bader | Ralf Bader, "Natural Harmony of Interests" [EoL] | KI | |
| Natural Law | Miller | Fred Miller, "Natural Law" [EoL] | KI | |
| Nonaggression Axiom | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Non-aggression Principle" [EoL] | KI | |
| Peace and Pacifism | Higgs | Robert Higgs, "Peace and Pacifism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Positive Liberty | Machan | Tibor Machan, "Positive Liberty [EoL] | KI | |
| Praxeology | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Praxeology" [EoL] | KI | |
| Private Property | Bethell | Tom Bethell, "Property" [EoL] | KI | |
| Progress | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Progress" [EoL] | KI | |
| Pursuit of Happiness | Eicholz | Hans Eicholz, "Pursuit of Happiness" [EoL] | KI | |
| Religion and Liberty | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Religion & Liberty" [EoL] | KI | |
| Rent Seeking | Ikeda | Sanford Ikeda, "Rent Seeking" [EoL] | KI | |
| Responsibility | Evans | Rod L. Evans, "Responsibility" [EoL] | KI | |
| Restitution for Crime | Benson | Bruce Benson, "Restitution for Crime" [EoL] | KI | |
| Retribution for Crime | Mack | Eric Mack, "Retribution for Crime" [EoL] | KI | |
| Revolution, Right of | McDonald | Robert M. S. McDonald, "Revolution, Right of" [EoL] | KI | |
| Right to Bear Arms | Lund | Nelson Lund, "Right to Bear Arms" [EoL] | KI | |
| Rights, Natural | Miller | Fred Miller, "Rights, Natural" [EoL] | KI | |
| Rights, Theories of - | Rasmussen | Douglas Rasmussen, "Rights, Theories of" [EoL] | KI | |
| Rule of Law | Barry | Norman Barry, "Rule of Law" [EoL] | KI | |
| Secessionism | Sorens | Jason Sorens, "Secessionism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Self-Interest | Hunt | Lester Hunt, "Self-Interest" [EoL] | KI | |
| Separation of Church and State | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Separation of Church and State" [EoL] | KI | |
| Social Darwinism | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Social Darwinism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Socialist Calculation Debate | Kirzner | Israel Kirzner, "Socialist Calculation Debate" [EoL] | KI | |
| Sociology and Libertarianism | Davies, C. | Christie Davies, "Sociology and Libertarianism" [EoL] | KI | |
| Spontaneous Order | Barry | Norman Barry, "Spontaneous Order" [EoL] | KI | |
| State | Aligica | Paul Dragos Aligica, "State" [EoL] | KI | |
| Virtue | Den Uyl | Douglas Den Uyl, "Virtue" [EoL] | KI | |
| Voluntarism | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Voluntarism" [EoL] | KI | |
| War | Higgs | Robert Higgs, "War" [EoL] | KI | |
| War Powers | Healy | Gene Healy, "War Powers" [EoL] | KI | |
| Wealth and Poverty | Lee | Dwight R. Lee, "Wealth & Poverty" [EoL] | KI | |
| Abolitionism | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Abolitionism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Anti-Corn Law League | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Anti-Corn Law League" [EoL] | LM | |
| Cato's Letters / Commonwealthmen | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Cato's Letters" [EoL] | LM | |
| Classical Economics | Skousen | Mark Skousen, "Classical Economics" [EoL] | LM | |
| Conservatism | Carey | George Carey, "Conservatism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Economics, Austrian School of | Boettke | Peter J. Boettke, "Austrian Economics" [EoL] | LM | |
| Economics, Chicago School of | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Economics, Chicago School of" [EoL] | LM | |
| Economics, Experimental | Smith, V. | Vernon L. Smith and Bart J. Wilson, "Economics, Experimental" [EoL] | LM | |
| Epicureanism | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Epicureanism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Existentialism | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Existentialism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists | Hummel | Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, "Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists" [EoL] | LM | |
| Feminism and Women's Rights | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Feminism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Free Trade | Griswold | Daniel T. Griswold, "Free Trade" [EoL] | LM | |
| Freedom of Thought | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Freedom of Thought" [EoL] | LM | |
| Fusionism | Carey | George Carey, "Fusionism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Humanism | Flew | Antony Flew, "Humanism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Italian Fiscal Theorists | Buchanan | James M. Buchanan, "Italian Fiscal Theorists" [EoL] | LM | |
| Law and Economics | Morriss | Andrew P. Morriss, "Law and Economics" [EoL] | LM | |
| Left Libertarianism | Narveson | Jan Narveson, "Left Libertarianism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Levellers | Kurrild-Klitgaard | Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, "Levellers" [EoL] | LM | |
| Liberalism, Classical | Conway | David Conway, "Classical Liberalism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Liberalism, German | Doering | Detmar Doering, "Liberalism, German" [EoL] | LM | |
| Liberty in the Ancient World | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Liberty in the Ancient World" [EoL] | LM | |
| Mont Pelerin Society | Baird | Charles Baird, "Mont Pelerin Society" [EoL] | LM | |
| Objectivism | Kelley, D. | David Kelley, "Objectivism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Philosophic Radicals | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Philosophic Radicals" [EoL] | LM | |
| Physiocracy | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Physiocracy" [EoL] | LM | |
| Public Choice Economics | Niskanen | William A. Niskanen, "Public Choice Economics" [EoL] | LM | |
| Puritanism | Eicholz | Hans Eicholz, "Puritanism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Republicanism, Classical | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Republicanism, Classical" [EoL] | LM | |
| Scholastics/School of Salamanca | Chafuen | Alejandro A. Chafuen, "Scholastics/School of Salamanca" [EoL] | LM | |
| Stoicism | Long | Roderick T. Long, "Stoicism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Utilitarianism | Hasnas | John Hasnas, "Utilitarianism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Whiggism | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Whiggism" [EoL] | LM | |
| Bureaucracy | Aligica | Paul Dragos Aligica, "Bureaucracy" [EoL] | AL | |
| Collectivism | Shearmur | Jeremy Shearmur, "Collectivism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Communism- | Chapman | Michael W. Chapman, "Communism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Economics, Keynesian" | Klein | Daniel B. Klein, "Economics, Keynesian" [EoL] | AL | |
| Fascism | Caplan | Bryan Caplan, "Fascism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Imperialism | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Imperialism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Interventionism | Ikeda | Sanford Ikeda, "Interventionism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Kleptocracy | Machan | Tibor Machan, "Kleptocracy" [EoL] | AL | |
| Marxism | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Marxism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Mercantilism | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Mercantilism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Military-Industrial Complex | Preble | Christopher A. Preble, "Military-Industrial Complex" [EoL] | AL | |
| New Deal | Whaples | Robert Whaples, "New Deal" [EoL] | AL | |
| Paternalism | Wilkinson | Will Wilkinson, "Paternalism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Progressive Era | Adelstein | Richard Adelstein, "Progressive Era" [EoL] | AL | |
| Socialism | Prychitko | David Prychitko, "Socialism" [EoL] | AL | |
| Welfare State | Tanner | Michael D. Tanner, "Welfare State" [EoL] | AL | |
| American Revolution | McDonald | Robert M. S. McDonald, "American Revolution" [EoL] | HE | |
| Civil War, US | Hummel | Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, "The US Civil War" [EoL] | HE | |
| Dutch Republic | Kuznicki | Jason Kuznicki, "Dutch Republic" [EoL] | HE | |
| English Civil Wars | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "English Civil Wars" [EoL] | HE | |
| French Revolution | Hart | David M. Hart, "French Revolution" [EoL] | HE | |
| Glorious Revolution | Hamowy | Ronald Hamowy, "Glorious Revolution" [EoL] | HE | |
| Great Depression | Whaples | Robert Whaples, "Great Depression" [EoL] | HE | |
| Industrial Revolution | McCloskey | Deirdre McCloskey, "Industrial Revolution" [EoL] | HE | |
| Slavery in America | Trenchard | David Trenchard, "Slavery in America" [EoL] | HE | |
| Slavery, World | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Slavery, World" [EoL] | HE | |
| Bill of Rights, US | Barnett | Randy E. Barnett, "Bill of Rights" [EoL] | Doc | |
| Constitution, U.S. | Mayer | David Mayer, "U.S. Constitution" [EoL] | Doc | |
| Declaration of Independence | Mayer | David Mayer, "Declaration of Independence" [EoL] | Doc | |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Smith, G. | George H. Smith, "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" [EoL] | Doc | |
| Abortion | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Abortion" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Affirmative Action | Bolick | Clint Bolick, "Affirmative Action" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Arts and Public Support | Torres | Louis Torres, "Arts and Public Support" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Campaign Finance | Smith, B. | Bradley Smith, "Campaign Finance" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Capital Punishment | Decker | Jarett Decker, "Capital Punishment" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Censorship | Sandefur | Timothy Sandefur, "Censorship" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Conscription | Bandow | Doug Bandow, "Conscription" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Drug Prohibition | Healy | Gene Healy, "Drug Prohibition" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Education | Coulson | Andrew J. Coulson, "Education" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Eminent Domain/Takings | Boudreax, K. | Karol Boudreax, "Eminent Domain/Takings" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Euthanasia | Fry-Revere | Sigrid Fry-Revere, "Euthanasia" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Gambling | Calvert | Guy Calvert, "Gambling" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Health Care | Cannon | Michael F. Cannon, "Healthcare" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Illicit Drugs | Benson | Bruce Benson, "Illicit Drugs" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Immigration | Griswold | Daniel T. Griswold, "Immigration" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Labor Unions | Baird | Charles Baird, "Labor Unions" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Liability | Epstein | Richard A. Epstein, "Liability" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Marriage | Parkman | Allen M. Parkman, "Marriage" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Pornography | McElroy | Wendy McElroy, "Pornography" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Price Controls | Boudreaux | Donald J. Boudreaux, "Price Controls" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Privacy | Singleton | Solveig Singleton, "Privacy" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Prohibition of Alcohol | Kuhl | Jackson Kuhl, "Prohibition of Alcohol" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Psychiatry | Schaler | Jeffrey Schaler, "Psychiatry" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Racism | Bolick | Clint Bolick, "Racism" (missing from LibOrg website) | Pol | |
| Regulation | Munger | Michael C. Munger, "Regulation" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Sexuality | Dynes | Wayne Dynes, "Sexuality" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Social Security | Lindsey | Brink Lindsey, "Social Security" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Taxation | Wagner | Richard E. Wagner, "Taxation" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Term Limits | O'Keefe | Eric O'Keefe, "Term Limits" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Transportation | Roth | Gabriel Roth, "Transportation" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Urban Planning | Pennington | Mark Pennington, "Urban Planning" [EoL] | Pol | |
| Assurance and Trust | Klein | Daniel B. Klein, "Assurance and Trust" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Bioethics | Fry-Revere | Sigrid Fry-Revere, "Bioethics" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Black Markets | Aligica | Paul Dragos Aligica, "Black Markets" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Charity and Friendly Societies | Beito | David T. Beito, "Charity and Friendly Societies" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Children | Kelley, M. | Maureen Kelley, "Children" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Cities | Davies | Stephen Davies, "Cities" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Corruption | Samples | John Samples, "Corruption" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Culture | Zhou | Kate Zhou, "Culture" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Decentralism | Kauffman | Bill Kauffman, "Decentralism" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Delegation | Schoenbrod | David Schoenbrod, "Delegation" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Development, Economic | Vasquez | Ian Vasquez, "Development, Economic" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Family | Horwitz | Steven Horwitz, "Family" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Genetics | Ridley | Matt Ridley, "Genetics" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Globalization | Norberg | Johan Norberg, "Globalization" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Intellectual Property | Steelman | Aaron Steelman, "Intellectual Property" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Internet | Harper | Jim Harper, "Internet" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Islam | Ahmed | Imad-ad-Dean Ahmed, "Islam" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Judiciary | Sandefur | Timothy Sandefur, "Judiciary" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Political Parties | Basham | Patrick Basham, "Political Parties" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Subsidiarity | Ashford | Nigel Ashford, "Subsidiarity" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Tax Competition | Mitchell | Daniel J. Mitchell, "Tax Competition" [EoL] | Oth | |
| Voluntary Contract Enforcement | Powell | Benjamin Powell and Edward P. Stringham, "Voluntary Contract Enforcement" [EoL] | Oth | |
| War on Terror | Mueller | John Mueller, "War on Terror" [EoL] | Oth | |
| War Powers | Healy | Gene Healy, "War Powers" [EoL] | Oth |