Libertarianism

In a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon in Harrisburg last summer, Santorum declared, "I am not a libertarian, and I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement." In that regard, writes Gene Healy, Santorum has a pretty impressive record. View this article.  

Yesterday AEI hosted a lively discussion between Jonah Goldberg and Matt Welch on the question, “Are Libertarians Part of the Conservative Movement?” I’ve got a piece appearing tomorrow at Comment that will discuss the “fusionist” project and the relationship between so-called economic or “market” conservatives and social or “communitarian” conservatives. Read more on Libertarianism and the Conservative Movement…  

(David Bernstein) Young, a libertarian herself, explains why she is very uncomfortable with Ron Paul’s views on foreign policy. I suspect the column reflects the views of many other libertarians who appreciate Ron Paul’s long record of defending individual freedom, but wouldn’t want him anywhere near the Oval Office because of his foreign policy positions, among other [...]  

James Peron wants the libertarian movement to talk more to liberals: Just as classical liberalism ended up being corrupted by the Left, the modern libertarian movement has been corrupted by the Right. We have apologists for state restrictions on the...  

The number of Libertarians is growing in America. They are dissatisfied with both major parties and think government's primary purpose should be limited to national defense and furthering "personal liberty". Ron Paul and his acolytes support ...  

Both Adam Smith and Friedrich Hayek proclaimed that markets are ... in professing this vast generalization you can see the libertarian in me - (despite my deep disdain for Ayn Rand.) But the sane libertarian also knows that competition - in ...  

Paul did not win Ramsey County but he came very close losing to Rick Santorum by only 64 votes. Ramsey has a large student population as it is home to many public and private universities including the University of Minnesota.. Again, Paul's libertarianism ...  

Ayn Rand made a couple of fair points, but failed to grasp the deep longing most people have to live a noble life. They do not wish to live just for themselves. The influence of the “libertarian wing” of the Republican Party proves a few things.  

Economist Jeffrey Sachs has joined the critics who, over the last year or so, are dismissing libertarianism as a simple-minded philosophy. In "Libertarian Illusions," Sachs takes libertarians to task for "championing liberty to the exclusion of all other values."  

... is there any Libertarian solution to the problem ? << You mis-spelled "Libertarian." Upper case means the Libertarian Party, lower case indicates the general movement or the libertarian philosophy. (Hey, I'm a professor; I have to be pedantic. ...  

True conservatism goes back to the pre-William F. Buckley days, where conservatives believed in small government and staying out of the affairs of foreign countries. It's not quite libertarianism, but very close. WaPo has a fascinating take today on this ...  

Originally, libertarianism was a highly respected ideal, based on individual liberty. Far from its original high principles, modern libertarianism has turned a philosophical Disneyland into a downmarket trailer park and called it ...  

A libertarian may or may not be a social atomist; but suffice it to say no Catholic libertarian can be one. The Church has not yet embraced a properly Christian libertarianism and made it her own, but several Catholic intellectuals and activists have (from ...  

... column, exposing Libertarian principles to the American public. However, as a member of the Tidewater Libertarian Party, I strongly object to his opinion that libertarianism is just a protest movement and not a "governing philosophy." What part of ...  

Is this Doonesbury strip from Saturday mocking Ron Paul and libertarianism, mocking the way the press treats Ron Paul (the Hedley character, in the days I followed th' Doones regularly, was always supposed to be a representative of media self-important jackassery), or both? You decide and/or deride. (Bonus guess: Garry Trudeau is part of the Rothschild-Rockefeller conspiracy.)  p.s. Buy my forthcoming book Ron Paul's Revolution, receive...