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This issue of the JLS displays the diversity of libertarian thought, with a range of scholarship sure to be of interest to any libertarian. Contributions include Allen Gindler on the polarization of the political spectrum, Feler Bose on jury independence, Michel Accad on Aristotelian politics and the Austrian School, Stuart Doyle on negative liberty, Kristoffer Hansen on the populist case for the gold standard, Tam Alex on private property rights in Nigeria, Scott Boykin on Spencer and Hayek’s liberal evolutionism, Sven Thommesen on stealing from thieves, Jonathan Gress and Walter Block on the ethics of public spending, and Mark Thornton’s personal retrospective on libertarianism.

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This issue of the JLS displays the diversity of libertarian thought, with a range of scholarship sure to be of interest to any libertarian. Contributions include Allen Gindler on the polarization of the political spectrum, Feler Bose on jury independence, Michel Accad on Aristotelian politics and the Austrian School, Stuart Doyle on negative liberty, Kristoffer Hansen on the populist case for the gold standard, Tam Alex on private property rights in Nigeria, Scott Boykin on Spencer and Hayek’s liberal evolutionism, Sven Thommesen on stealing from thieves, Jonathan Gress and Walter Block on the ethics of public spending, and Mark Thornton’s personal retrospective on libertarianism.

Articles
Law Order vs. Lawyer Order: Analyzing the Development of Jury Independence
Feler Bose
Feler Bose analyzes the evolution of jury independence, and assess the shift from law order to lawyer order.
Articles
The Political Animal: Aristotelian Metaphysics for Austrian Schoolmen
Michel Accad
Metaphysical principles of political life discovered by Aristotle and clarified by Thomas Aquinas can provide a framework of political philosophy that is compatible with the Austrian school.
Articles
The Theory of the Political Spectrum
Allen Gindler
Using an unbiased rubric to evaluate political doctrines reveals that spectrum polarization depends on three conditions: attitudes toward private property, individual freedom, and wealth redistribution.
Articles
Libertarianism: A Fifty-Year Personal Retrospective
Mark Thornton
Mark Thornton provides a historical perspective on the growth of libertarianism, showing the limitations of the political path to liberty and the importance of the radical form of libertarianism.
Articles
Stealing from Thieves
Sven Thommesen
This note discusses the status of property that has been stolen from its rightful owners, in light of the NAP. The positions of Rothbard and Block are criticized.
  • Articles
    The Ethics of Public Spending
    Jonathan GressWalter Block
    Is it justifiable to accept money from government? Almost always, say Jonathan Gress and Walter Block--but not for everyone.

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