Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country?

It is well known that the radical libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick sharply distinguished his vision of the free society from egalitarian liberals such as John Rawls. Less remarked upon is the distinction he drew between the free society governed by a strictly limited government, commonly referred to as 'minarchism', and the society without any government at all – anarchism.

In this volume, the editors, Long – an anarchist – and Machan – a minarchist – have brought together a selection o...