Today, The Dispatch published my article on updating libertarian ideology. The piece was inspired, in part, by insightful articles on the same topic by Randy Barnett and Timothy Sandefur, though my ...
We’re now less than three weeks from Inauguration Day, and libertarians are anxious. On the one hand, the return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office represents the fulfillment of much of what they’ve ...
I wish I could be a libertarian. Rather, I wish libertarianism could be me. The core tenet of libertarianism, protecting the liberty of the individual, rings bells of importance for every citizen in ...
David Boaz was the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, a prominent libertarian think tank based in Washington D.C., when he published “The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom.” ...
Nobody expects the Republican presidential nominee to be a libertarian purist, but it helps if he or she at least has a libertarian streak. In Rick Santorum’s case, he’s actively hostile toward ...
High water mark for Libertarians: In 2016 Gary Johnson did better than any candidate in the party’s history. (Photo by Eddie Moore / AP Photo / Albuquerque Journal) By signing up, you confirm that you ...
Andrew Koppelman has posted a response to participants in the Balkinization symposium on his recent book Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed. I ...
Anyone familiar with the typical behavior of capital-L Libertarians understands exactly what Foster meant, and why his comment was funny. For years, libertarians have been too cool for school. More ...
Can eminent domain, the right of the state to take private property for public use, be part of libertarian ideology, which generally supports the freedom of individuals from regulation by the state?