Libertarians on the Civil War and Slavery

Not all libertarians are in agreement on southern secession, slavery and the civil war. See this interesting article and the comments at the Volokh conspiracy. I agree with paragraphs I. and IV. Other than murder/genocide, slavery is the greatest violation of natural law rights possible.

Great article on Libertarianism.

Link to "Left and Right: the Prospects for Liberty," by Murray Rothbard (1965). Note thaT when Rothbard refers to "Liberalism" he (e.g. p. 3)is referring the "Classical Liberalism" not the contemporary liberalism exemplified by Roosevelt's New Deal (see p. 12.) This is a classic statement of libertarianism. Being a "cautious" libertarian I do not necessarily agree with everything in the article, but it is a classic in libertarian thought. If you are interested in libertarianism or political philosophy (e.g. there are discussion of socialism and Marxism) this is a very worthwhile read of only 23 pages. Lew Rockwell's website is a little too "uncautious" for me in many respects, but is a good website for libertarian thought.