Mark D. Friedman is an independent scholar working in the field of political theory and ethics. He received a J.D. from Georgetown Law School, USA, with honors, and holds an MBA from Columbia University, USA. He is the author of Nozick’s Libertarian Project: An Elaboration and Defense (Bloomsbury, 2011).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Natural Rights, the Minimal State, and Its Legitimate Functions2. Property Rights, Eminent Domain, Regulatory Takings, and Zoning3. Rights of Expression and Association4. Paternalism5. The Regulatory State6. The Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve System7. Corporate Welfare and the Welfare State 8. Public Education 9. Healthcare 10. Political Issues for Which There is No Doctrinaire Libertarian Position11. What is to be Done? NotesList of Useful Internet ResourcesBibliographyIndex

Friedman here extends his natural rights approach to libertarianism – as discussed in Nozick’s Libertarian Project – into a series of challenging analyses of currently salient public policy issues: an important work, for libertarians and non-libertarians alike.

Mark D. Friedman is an independent scholar working in the field of political theory and ethics. He received a J.D. from Georgetown Law School, USA, with honors, and holds an MBA from Columbia University, USA. He is the author of Nozick’s Libertarian Project: An Elaboration and Defense (Bloomsbury, 2011).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Natural Rights, the Minimal State, and Its Legitimate Functions2. Property Rights, Eminent Domain, Regulatory Takings, and Zoning3. Rights of Expression and Association4. Paternalism5. The Regulatory State6. The Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve System7. Corporate Welfare and the Welfare State 8. Public Education 9. Healthcare 10. Political Issues for Which There is No Doctrinaire Libertarian Position11. What is to be Done? NotesList of Useful Internet ResourcesBibliographyIndex

Friedman here extends his natural rights approach to libertarianism – as discussed in Nozick’s Libertarian Project – into a series of challenging analyses of currently salient public policy issues: an important work, for libertarians and non-libertarians alike.

Mark D. Friedman is an independent scholar working in the field of political theory and ethics. He received a J.D. from Georgetown Law School, USA, with honors, and holds an MBA from Columbia University, USA. He is the author of Nozick’s Libertarian Project: An Elaboration and Defense (Bloomsbury, 2011).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Natural Rights, the Minimal State, and Its Legitimate Functions2. Property Rights, Eminent Domain, Regulatory Takings, and Zoning3. Rights of Expression and Association4. Paternalism5. The Regulatory State6. The Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve System7. Corporate Welfare and the Welfare State 8. Public Education 9. Healthcare 10. Political Issues for Which There is No Doctrinaire Libertarian Position11. What is to be Done? NotesList of Useful Internet ResourcesBibliographyIndex

Friedman here extends his natural rights approach to libertarianism – as discussed in Nozick’s Libertarian Project – into a series of challenging analyses of currently salient public policy issues: an important work, for libertarians and non-libertarians alike.