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Libertarianism

Libertarianism Books

Last updated: July 29, 2024

    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs by Edmund Burke

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    Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs
    by Edmund Burke

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

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    Democracy in America
    by Alexis de Tocqueville

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek

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    The Road to Serfdom
    by Friedrich Hayek

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Statecraft as Soulcraft by George F Will

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    Statecraft as Soulcraft
    by George F Will

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Beginning of Wisdom by Leon R Kass

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    The Beginning of Wisdom
    by Leon R Kass

  • The Founder and Editor of National Affairs Magazine speculates how the founding fathers of Conservatism might have been nervous about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement

  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs by Edmund Burke
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Statecraft as Soulcraft by George F Will
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Beginning of Wisdom by Leon R Kass

The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin

The Founder and Editor of National Affairs Magazine speculates how the founding fathers of Conservatism might have been nervous about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement

The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin

    The best books on Libertarianism, recommended by Anne Heller

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    The best books on Libertarianism - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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    Atlas Shrugged
    by Ayn Rand

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    The best books on Libertarianism - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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    On Liberty
    by John Stuart Mill

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    The best books on Libertarianism - Our Enemy the State by Albert Jay Nock

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    Our Enemy the State
    by Albert Jay Nock

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    The best books on Libertarianism - The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America since 1945 by George H Nash

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    The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America since 1945
    by George H Nash

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    The best books on Libertarianism - Radicals for Capitalism by Brian Doherty

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    Radicals for Capitalism
    by Brian Doherty

  • The magazine editor, journalist and biographer of Ayn Rand selects five books that define the essence of libertarianism. Atlas Shrugged is first on her list.

  • The best books on Libertarianism - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  • The best books on Libertarianism - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  • The best books on Libertarianism - Our Enemy the State by Albert Jay Nock
  • The best books on Libertarianism - The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America since 1945 by George H Nash
  • The best books on Libertarianism - Radicals for Capitalism by Brian Doherty

The best books on Libertarianism, recommended by Anne Heller

The magazine editor, journalist and biographer of Ayn Rand selects five books that define the essence of libertarianism. Atlas Shrugged is first on her list.

The best books on Libertarianism, recommended by Anne Heller

    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern, recommended by Mitch Daniels

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    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek

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    The Road to Serfdom
    by Friedrich Hayek

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    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - Free to Choose by Milton Friedman

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    Free to Choose
    by Milton Friedman

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    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray

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    What It Means to Be a Libertarian
    by Charles Murray

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    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Rise and Decline of Nations by Mancur Olson

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    The Rise and Decline of Nations
    by Mancur Olson

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    The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Future and Its Enemies by Virginia Postrel

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    The Future and Its Enemies
    by Virginia Postrel

  • The Governor of Indiana promotes a new philosophy of libertarianism and selects the books that have influenced him most.

  • The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
  • The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
  • The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray
  • The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Rise and Decline of Nations by Mancur Olson
  • The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern - The Future and Its Enemies by Virginia Postrel

The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern, recommended by Mitch Daniels

The Governor of Indiana promotes a new philosophy of libertarianism and selects the books that have influenced him most.

The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern, recommended by Mitch Daniels

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