Ayn Rand (in agreement with Aristotle) defined man as the rational animal -- meaning that man's essential quality is that he possesses the faculty of reason, while other animals do not. In debates about vegetarianism and animal rights, many...
In a fully free society, would there be any scientists employed full time by the government for police, legislative, or judicial services? If not, how would judges obtain the necessary scientific knowledge to make proper rulings in the court...
Libertarian anarchists -- such as Murray Rothbard, Roy Childs, and Stefan Molyneux -- claim that anarcho-capitalism is the only political system compatible with the "non-aggression principle." Is that right? Must any government initiate force by...