Category Archives: Analyzing Libertarianism

I guest posted this at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Much debate ensued, a very little of it even managing to be about the topic of the post. Thanks to all who took the time to take the IDEALog survey … Continue reading →

Following up on my post about “the real libertarian,” I asked folks over at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen to provide me with some data. If you don’t read the League, so haven’t seen this request, I’m repeating it here. … Continue reading →

Sometimes a picture is worth more than 1,000 words. I’m sure most of you are familiar with the diagram that comes with the (in)famous “world’s smallest political quiz” that is so beloved by libertarians. Forget the quiz for a moment … Continue reading →

A very long response to a typically inaccurate liberal critique of libertarianism. Libertarians come in many flavors, but I think most of them would agree that in an ideal world, the government would be very small and have limited powers … Continue reading →

Looking up information on the privatization of the Indiana toll road, I found this interesting nugget of information on Wikipedia. The Libertarian Party of La Porte County, opposed Major Moves quite vocally, proclaiming that “Pirates [have] return[ed] to the shores … Continue reading →

And lots of ensuing discussion, some of it interesting, some of it the same ol’ liberal misunderstandings of how markets work (even though my post really had almost nothing to do with markets. link.

This is the type of thing that makes me believe a more libertarian society is possible, despite–or perhaps because of–how small the scale is. It’s also the type of thing that reveals my own professional hazard, seeing political lessons in … Continue reading →

Rob Monkey posted a long comment on the “Sam Harris Redux” post, and I think it’s worth responding to in a post, both because the response has to be lengthy and because Rob covers many of the prominent liberal arguments … Continue reading →