Friedman, Milton. 1967. “Why Not a Volunteer Army?” New Individualist Review, Vol. 4, No. 4, Spring, pp. 3-9

Friedman concludes, “One of the greatest advantages in human freedom was the commutation of taxes in kind to taxes in money. We have reverted to a barbarous custom. It is past time that we regain our heritage.” Read Friedman’s thoughtful article here at Google Books.

Full URL link: https://books.google.com/books?id=yrCOBIn1m1IC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=Friedman,+Milton.+1967.+%E2%80%9CWhy+Not+a+Volunteer+Army?%E2%80%9D+New+Individualist+Review,+Vol.+4,+No.+4,+Spring,+pp.+3-9&source=bl&ots=1kur8txzBN&sig=ACfU3U1ED0fkZltjqn6wTfNuRUYhrfbflA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT0Nnv5M7pAhWCKs0KHW9gD9AQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Friedman%2C%20Milton.%201967.%20%E2%80%9CWhy%20Not%20a%20Volunteer%20Army%3F%E2%80%9D%20New%20Individualist%20Review%2C%20Vol.%204%2C%20No.%204%2C%20Spring%2C%20pp.%203-9&f=false

Further readings on this idea come from the recommendation of Professor Walter Block at Loyola University:

Anderson, 1978; Block, 2018; Boudreaux, 1993; Friedman, 1967; Oi, 1967a, 1967b

Anderson, Martin. 1978. The Voluntary Military, Stanford: Hoover Institution

Block, Walter E. 2018. “Libertarians on the US military: A Critique of Mercer, Anderson, Boudreaux, Friedman, Oi, McCobin and Markevičiūtė.” Political Dialogues: Journal of Political Theory. pp. 57-65; http://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/DP/article/view/DP.2018.004/16658

Boudreaux, Donald. 1993. “A Life-Saving Lesson from Operation Desert Storm.” The Freeman, October, Vol. 43, No. 10; http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/a-life-saving-lesson-from-operation-desert-storm/

Friedman, Milton. 1967. “Why Not a Volunteer Army?” New Individualist Review, Vol. 4, No. 4, Spring, pp. 3-9

Oi, Walter Y. 1967a. “The Real Costs of a Volunteer Military,” New Individualist Review, Vol. 4, Spring, pp. 13-16

Oi, Walter Y. 1967b.  “The Economic Cost of the Draft,” American Economic Review, Vol. 57, May, pp. 39-62.

For more thoughtful reflections today, this video comes at the recommendation of Butler Shaffer:

“May be ministers and generals who blunder us into wars, but the least the rest of us can do is to resist honoring the institution.”