Books

Reading and Discussion Group

Each month we hold a libertarian reading and discussion group meeting immediately after the Executive Committee meeting adjourns. It is not necessary to have read the suggested reading material prior to the meeting to be able to participate in the discussion.

For the suggested reading material, we are currently reading two or three articles each month from The Libertarian Reader, edited by David Boaz. Each article is typically two to seven pages in length. The reading schedule follows:

Month Articles
2004 Jan
  • The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with That of the Moderns
  • Associations in Civil Life
  • Interest Rightly Understood
2004 Feb
  • Man Cannot Hold Property in Man
  • You Are a Man, and So Am I
  • A Human Being Cannot Be Justly Owned
2004 Mar
  • Rights and Responsibilities of Women
  • Woman as a Moral Being
  • Of Individuality
2004 Apr
  • On Equality and Inequality
  • The Tendrils of Community
  • Private Prejudice, Private Remedy
2004 May
  • Introduction to Part III, Individual Rights
  • An Arrow Against All Tyrants
  • Of Property and Government
2004 Jun
  • Justice and Property
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • Equality of Rights
2004 Jul
  • The Right to Ignore the State
  • The Constitution of No Authority
  • The Playboy Interview with Ayn Rand
2004 Aug
  • Ayn Rand on Rights and Capitalism
  • The Entitlement Theory of Justice
  • The Right to Do Wrong
2004 Sep
  • Introduction to Part IV, Spontaneous Order
  • Harmony
  • The Man of System
2004 Oct
  • Of Society and Civilization
  • The Use of Knowledge in Society
  • Two Kinds of Order
2004 Nov
  • Made Orders and Spontaneous Orders
  • Economy as Ecosystem
2004 Dec
  • Introduction to Part V, Free Markets and Voluntary Order
  • The Division of Labor
  • Society and Self-Interest

We use the talking stick method to moderate discussion at these meetings. Participants may discuss the suggested reading selections or whatever they wish while they have the talking stick. As long as they have the talking stick in their possession, they may not be interrupted. When finished, the talking stick is passed to the person on the left in the circle.

Recommended Books

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The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman
David Boaz (Editor)
Libertarianism: A Primer
David Boaz
What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation
Charles Murray
Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country
Peter McWilliams
The Law
Frederic Bastiat
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert Heinlein

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