Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism
Ronald Hamowy · 2008
71/100
👍 Worth It
A genuinely useful reference if you want to understand libertarian thought — 300-plus signed entries from 163 scholars, edited by a Hayek-trained historian who clearly knows the terrain. Quality does bounce around since so many hands wrote it, so treat it as a dictionary you dip into, not a narrative you read cover to cover.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing65
Originality60
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit80
Human-eye read68
Penny’s verdict71
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