Lewis and Usmani, ‘The Libertarian Case Against Property’

ABSTRACT
In this paper, we argue that right-libertarianism implies astronomically large reparations for historical injustice, undermining the existing distribution of property into perpetuity. We defend and operationalize what we call the ‘quasi-trustee’ model of reparations under right-libertarianism. By our downwardly biased estimates, the injustice of American slavery alone calls the entire stock of global wealth into question.

Christopher Lewis and Adaner Usmani, The Libertarian Case Against Property, Law and Philosophy, volume 45, pages 181-208 (2026). Published: 30 September 2025. t

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