David Boaz: Libertarianism Is the Intellectual Core of Liberalism
How Vietnam, Watergate, and stagflation supercharged the libertarian movement.
How Vietnam, Watergate, and stagflation supercharged the libertarian movement.
Plus: A listener asks about Republicans and Democrats monopolizing political power in the United States.
Notre Dame law Prof. Derek Muller so finds in a new analysis of law professor political donations between 2017 and 2023.
Will Sheriff Roy Tillman replace Ron Swanson as TV's most notable libertarian character? Hopefully not.
"People are not in politics for truth-seeking reasons," argues the data journalist and author of On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for short quotes from fictional works that are representative of libertarian ideas.
One is an interview for the new Argue with Me podcast series, and the other is part of Michael Liebowitz's Rational Egoist series.
President Javier Milei's adversaries are wealthy Argentines who have benefited from government largesse.
Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
Milei's swift action intended to transform Argentina's floundering economy provoked the country's biggest labor union to call tens of thousands to protest in Buenos Aires against his libertarian agenda.
A young philosopher goes from socialist to reluctant libertarian.
Marcos Falcone discusses Argentine President Javier Milei's fiery speech at the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Davos on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Is podcaster Coleman Hughes a state capacity libertarian?
Government is "promoting bad behavior," says Sen. Rand Paul. He's right.
Anyone advocating neoliberal policies is now persona non grata in Washington, D.C.
Anyone advocating neoliberal policies is now persona non grata in Washington, D.C.
Some thoughts occasioned by economist Bryan Caplan's new book "You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism."
The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?
Plus: Senate sex, problematic profit, AI girlfriends, and more...
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"Just as the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of a tragic era for the world," he said, "these elections have marked the turning point in our history."
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
Lawmakers should consider a user-fee system designed to charge drivers by the mile.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
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Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.
The Cato Institute recently published the latest edition of its ranking of personal, economic, and overall freedom in the states.
Sohrab Ahmari denounces Argentina's new president as a faux populist. Good for Milei.
A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about libertarians and "reflexive contrarianism."
Once you get past the aesthetics, the similarities between Milei and MAGA mostly vanish.