Libertarian Review was an American libertarian magazine published until 1981. It had been established by Robert Kephart in 1972 as a book-review magazine, initially titled SIL Book Review (2 issues), then Books for Libertarians, and was renamed with the March, 1974 issue. In 1977, Charles Koch purchased the magazine and turned it into a national magazine under the editorship of Roy A. Childs, Jr.^[1]

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Libertarian Review

Cover of the December 1977 issue, featuring Robert Nozick
Editors	Karl T. Pflock ?–Mar/Apr 1977 Roy A. Childs, Jr. Jul 1977–Nov/Dec 1981
Executive editors	Walter K. Olson Jeff Riggenbach Marshall E. Schwartz
Senior editors	Jeff Riggenbach Murray N. Rothbard Joan Kennedy Taylor
Associate editors	Bruce R. Bartlett Roy A. Childs, Jr. Walter E. Grinder Charles H. Hamilton John Hospers Leonard P. Liggio Tibor Machan Milton Mueller Joseph R. Peden Ralph Raico Murray N. Rothbard Joan Kennedy Taylor
Contributing editors	Doug Bandow Bruce Bartlett Bill Birmingham Peter R. Breggin, M.D. David Brudnoy Milton Mueller Leslee J. Newman Tom G. Palmer Sheldon Richman Jeff Riggenbach Murray N. Rothbard Marshall E. Schwartz Jack Shafer
Staff writers	Bill Birmingham
Categories	Politics
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Robert D. Kephart Charles H. Hamilton Ed Crane Chris Hocker
Founder	Robert D. Kephart
Founded	1972
Final issue Number	November/December 1981 Vol. 10, Nos. 11–12 (Double Issue)
Company	Libertarian Review, Inc.
Country	United States
Based in	Washington, D. C. ?–Dec 1975 Alexandria, VA Jan/Feb 1976–Mar/Apr 1977 New York, N. Y. Jul–Dec 1977 San Francisco, CA Jan/Feb 1978–Jan 1981 Washington, D. C. Feb 1981–Nov/Dec 1981
Language	English
ISSN	0364-0302

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At the time, there were two other slick-paper libertarian magazines, Reason, which at the time leaned towards the right wing of the libertarian spectrum, and Inquiry, which tilted left. Libertarian Review was more movement-oriented than either magazine. It also differed from both in its strong opposition to nuclear energy.^{[third-party source needed]}

In the summer of 1981, the Koch Foundation, which was funding Inquiry as well as Libertarian Review, decided that it could not continue to support two magazines and folded Libertarian Review into Inquiry starting with the January 1982 issue. The last issue was November/December 1981. However, Cato then transferred Inquiry to the Libertarian Review Foundation with the February 1982 issue.^{[third-party source needed]}