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From Libertarian FAQ

• Who are some famous libertarians from popular culture?
• Ayn Rand
  • Who is John Galt?
• Who is Murray Rothbard?
• Who is Milton Friedman?
• Who is David Friedman?

See also

Quotes

Extensive listing of quotations on liberty

Lysander Spooner (1808-1887)

• Lysander Spooner Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander_Spooner)
• LysanderSpooner.org (http://www.lysanderspooner.org/)
• The Spirit of Lysander Spooner (http://users.aol.com/Dreom/)

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

• Herbert Spencer Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer)
• Herbert Spencer, online writings (http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Fperson=165&Itemid=28)

Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973)

• Murray N. Rothbard, Biography of Ludwig von Mises (http://www.mises.org/about/3248)
• Ludwig von Mises Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises)
• Ludwig von Mises, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (fourth edition 1996, first published 1949) (http://www.mises.org/resources/3250)
• The Complete Ludwig von Mises Bibliography (http://www.mises.org/misesbib.asp)

Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

• Ayn Rand Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand)
• Ayn Rand Institute (http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index)
• The Atlasphere - Connecting Admirers of the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged (http://www.theatlasphere.com/about/)
• UK Objectivist Association (http://www.ukoa.org.uk/)
• The Atlas Society: Institute for Objectivist Studies (http://www.ios.org/)

The Atlas Society challenges both the cultural left and cultural right with Objectivism, Ayn Rand's philosophy of rational, principled individualism. The goal of The Atlas Society is to help create a new culture in our society, a culture that affirms and embodies the core Objectivist values of reason, individualism, freedom, and achievement.

Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992)

• Friedrich Hayek Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek)
• The Friedrich Hayek Scholars' Page (http://hayekcenter.org/)
• The London School of Economics Hayek Society (http://www.hayek.org.uk/)
• Friedrich Hayek, The Road To Serfdom (condensed version as published in the April 1945 edition of Reader's Digest) (http://www.iea.org.uk/files/upld-publication43pdf?.pdf)
• Friedrich Hayek, The Road To Serfdom (in cartoons as published in Look Magazine) (http://www.mises.org/TRTS.htm)
• Hayek Links (http://hayeklinks.causaliberal.net/)

Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995)

Andrew J. Galambos (1924-1997)

• Andrew J. Galambos Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Joseph_Galambos)
• Andrew J. Galambos, Thrust For Freedom: An Introduction To Volitional Science (2000) (http://www.amazon.com/Thrust-Freedom-Introduction-Volitional-Science/dp/0880780061)
• The Free Enterprise Institute (Andrew J. Galambos, Founder) (http://www.tuspco.com/fei.html)
• VolitionalScience.org (http://www.volitionalscience.org/)
• Volitional Science forum (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/volitional_science/)
• Bobby Matherne, 'Sic Itur Ad Astra' book review (1999) (http://www.doyletics.com/arj/siaa1rvw.htm)

Robert Nozick (1938-2002)

• Robert Nozick Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nozick)
• Robert Nozick, Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? (1986) (http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/cpr-20n1-1.html)

Harry Browne (1933-2006)

• Harry Browne Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Browne)
• HarryBrowne.org (http://www.harrybrowne.org/)

Nathaniel Branden (1930)

• Official site (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/)
• Nathaniel Branden, The Objectivist Ethics in an Information Age Economy (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/articles_essays/objectivist_ethics_in.html)
• Nathaniel Branden, The Foundations of a Free Society (1994) (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/articles_essays/foundations_of_a.html)
• Nathaniel Branden, Self-Esteem in the Information Age (1997) (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/ess/ess01.html)
• Nathaniel Branden, The Psychology of Self-Esteem (1969) (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/boo/boo02.html)
• Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (1994) (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/boo/boo14.html)
• Nathaniel Branden, My Years with Ayn Rand (1999) (http://www.nathanielbranden.com/boo/boo20.html)
• Nathaniel Branden Wikiquotes (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Branden)

David D. Friedman (1945)

• Official site (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/)
• David D. Friedman Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Friedman)
• David D. Friedman, The Journal of Interesting Economics: An Experiment in Open Source Publishing (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/JIE/jie.htm)
• David D. Friedman, Contracts in Cyberspace (2000) (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/contracts_in_%20cyberspace/contracts_in_cyberspace.htm)
• David D. Friedman, Economics and Evolutionary Psychology (2001) (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/econ_and_evol_psych/economics_and_evol_psych.html)
• David D. Friedman, The Machinery of Freedom (1973) (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Libertarian/Machinery_of_Freedom/MofF_Contents.html)
• David D. Friedman, Price Theory (1986) (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_ToC.html)
• David D. Friedman, Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Hidden_Order/Hidden_Order_Contents.html)
• David D. Friedman, Law's Order: What Economics Has To Do With Law And Why It Matters (2000) (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/laws_order/)

Frank van Dun (1947)

• Official site (http://users.ugent.be/~frvandun/)
• Frank van Dun Wikipage (in Dutch) (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_van_Dun)
• Frank van Dun Wikipage (stub in English, translation of Dutch Wikipage required) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Van_Dun)

Michael J. Badnarik (1954)

• Michael Badnarik Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Badnarik)
• Michael Badnarik, Constitution Class (2003 video) (http://www.archive.org/details/Michael_Badnarik)
• Michael Badnarik, Good To Be King: The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom (2004) (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Be-King-Foundation-Constitutional/dp/1594110964)

Sarah Fitz-Claridge (formerly Sarah Lawrence)

• Official site (http://www.fitz-claridge.com/)
• Taking Children Seriously (TCS) (http://www.takingchildrenseriously.com/childrens_rights_and_the_law)
• Setting The World To Rights (http://www.settingtheworldtorights.com/)

Virginia Postrel (1960)

• Official site (http://www.dynamist.com/)
• Virginia Postrel's blog (http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/)
• Virginia Postrel Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Postrel)

Roderick T. Long (1964)

• Official site (http://www.praxeology.net/)
• Roderick T. Long's blog (http://www.praxeology.net/unblog.htm)
• Roderick T. Long Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Long)
• Molinari Institute (Roderick T. Long, President & Founder) (http://www.praxeology.net/molinari.htm)
• Libertarian Nation Foundation (Roderick T. Long, Founding Scholar) (http://libertariannation.org/)
• Alabama Philosophical Society (Roderick T. Long, Webmaster) (http://www.geocities.com/alphilsoc/)

Bryan Caplan (1971)

• Official site (http://economics.gmu.edu/bcaplan/)
• Bryan Caplan Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Caplan)
• Bryan Caplan, Anarchist Theory FAQ (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/anarfaq.htm)
• Bryan Caplan, Freedom and Happiness (1995) (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/garvey.htm)

Nick Szabo

• Official site (http://szabo.best.vwh.net/)
• Marginal Revolution: Nick Szabo's blog (http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/12/nick_szabos_blo.html)
• Nick Szabo, Multinational Small Business (1993) (http://szabo.best.vwh.net/multi_small.html)
• Nick Szabo, Microscale Replicator (1995) (http://web.archive.org/web/20060307220916/http://www.lucifer.com/~sean/N-FX/macro.html)
• Nick Szabo, Contracts with Bearer: A Generalization of Digital Cash (1997) (http://szabo.best.vwh.net/bearer_contracts.html)
• Nick Szabo, Shelling Out - The Origins of Money (2002) (http://szabo.best.vwh.net/shell.html)
• Nick Szabo, Patterns of Integrity - Separation of Duties (2004) (http://szabo.best.vwh.net/separationofduties.html)

Johan Norberg (1973)

• Offical site and blog (http://www.johannorberg.net/)
• Johan Norberg Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Norberg)
• In Defense of Global Capitalism (2003) (http://books.google.nl/books?id=tuaQ3FnX5tAC&dq=in+defense+of+global+capitalism&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=nl&ei=pnrUSoGBM4_b-Qbw-MyQAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false)
• In Defense of Global Capitalism Wikipage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Defense_of_Global_Capitalism)
• Globalization is good (2003, video) (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5633239795464137680)

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Are there any libertarian blogs?

Links

• Libertarian Celebrities & VIPs (http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities.html)
• Philip Dru Interviews (http://www.philipdru.com/)
• Libertarian International (http://www.libertarian.to/)
• Liberty Network (http://www.line.dk/)
• Professors of Liberty Home Page (http://genius.ucsd.edu/~john/p/libuniv_dir/libprofs.html)

The "Professors of Liberty" consist of those faculty members at American universities who embrace and advocate the ideals of individual liberty and self-responsibility.

• Mark Steyn official website (http://www.steynonline.com/)

Mark Steyn is a Canadian writer, who comments on current affairs and popular culture with insight and biting wit. His articles can be found in The Irish Times, The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and The Jerusalem Post.