The Libertarian Forum

Believing that there was an acute need 'for far more cohesion and intercommunication in the libertarian movement,' Murray N. Rothbard and Joseph R. Peden founded the Libertarian, a semimonthly newsletter that first appeared on 1 March 1969. ... The Libertarian Forum analyzed domestic and international affairs with the ultimate aim of transforming society in accordance with libertarian principles.

After twelve years of sizzling, persistent, and faithful (even if not constant) publication, the Libertarian Forum is delighted to announce a big and welcome change for the better. Starting next issue (Feb. 1982). Not to worry: the Lib. Forum will still be in the sole control of your faithful editor, who will continue to send off sparks and make enemies right and left as he analyzes politics, economics, the "real world", the libertarian movement, and the culture of our day. The difference is: We will be regular ... Come one come all, subscribers are welcome, and no one will be purged for deviations!

[Left and Right] lasted from 1965 to 1968. In the following year, Rothbard began a smaller newsletter called Libertarian Forum, which he edited and largely wrote semiregularly until 1984. This newsletter served as a home for his writings on libertarian movement strategy and for more casual cultural commentary. In the earliest days of Libertarian Forum, Rothbard joined Karl Hess in enthusiastically embracing the radical student movement of the time. However, he soon became disenchanted with what he perceived as the antireason and antimarket aspects of the New Left ...