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Professor Barnett

Reference

Randy Barnett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Randy E. Barnett (born 1952) is a lawyer, a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and a legal theorist in the United States. He is noted for his libertarian theory of law and his work on contract theory, constitutional law, and jurisprudence. ..."

Biography

Cato Institute
Laissez Faire Books

Associations

Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

Web Sites

LysanderSpooner.org
Related Topic: Lysander Spooner

Bibliography

Randy E. Barnett, Professor of Law
Boston University School of Law

Articles

A Bogus Libertarian Defense of War, by Sheldon Richman, Freedom Daily, Oct 2007
Related Topics: War, Murray N. Rothbard
Examines Randy Barnett's Wall Street Journal article "Libertarians and the War" and a follow-up at the Volokh Conspiracy blog
"Barnett's ahistorical and rationalistic 'libertarian' defense of war turns out to be nothing of the kind. This is reinforced by the fact that he neglects the libertarian insight that war fortifies everything libertarians abhor: taxes, debt, jobbery, and violations of civil liberties such as privacy."
Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution, by Murray N. Rothbard, Cato Journal 2, 1982
Related Topics: Law, Cancer, Richard A. Epstein, Ethics, Personal Responsibility, Property, Property Rights, Freedom of Speech
"Barnett points out, first, that most unsuccessful attempts at invasion result nevertheless in 'successful' though lesser invasion of person or property ... 'For example, attempted murder is usually an aggravated assault and battery, attempted armed robbery is usually an assault, attempted car theft or burglary is usually a trespass.'"

Writings

Keeping Libertarians Inside the Tent: Alienation avoidance, National Review Online, 22 Nov 2002
Related Topic: Libertarian Party
"What would it take to attract more libertarian votes ... a few suggestions ... Oppose intrusions into privacy ... Oppose intrusions upon the Bill of Rights ... Nominate more libertarian-conservative judges ... Care about federalism in the Congress ... Care more about the free market ... Back off Prohibition ..."
Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach, National Review Online, 10 Jul 2003
Related Topic: Liberty
"... now Justice Kennedy is writing for a majority of the Court ... Liberty, not privacy, pervades this opinion like none other, beginning with the very first paragraph ... Once an action is deemed to be a proper exercise of liberty (as opposed to license), the burden shifts to the government."

Books Authored

Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty, 2003
Related Topic: Constitution of the United States
The Rights Retained by the People: The History and Meaning of the Ninth Amendment, 1989
Related Topic: Rights Retained by the People
The Rights Retained by the People: The Ninth Amendment and Constitutional Interpretation, Volume II, 1993
Related Topic: Rights Retained by the People
The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law, 1998
Related Topic: Rule of Law
Online excerpts provided by Prof. Barnett at Boston University web site