Libertarians

I hadn't heard of libertarians or Libertarians until I got to college, and when I did I didn't like them...well, that's not quite true: there were people I liked who were Libertarians, but I liked them despite their politics, not because of it.

Making Light: Open thread 134 2010

Then again Libertarians would blame anti-child labour laws and compulsory schooling that prevent children from earning their keep.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Narrow-Mindedness of Zero-Sum Thinking 2009

One thing that I've noticed about Libertarians is that they assume that power would naturally concentrate in hands that have Libertarian leanings.

Envy, Happiness, and Social Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

One thing that I've noticed about Libertarians is that they assume that power would naturally concentrate in hands that have Libertarian leanings.

Envy, Happiness, and Social Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Fair enough, but a lot of success depends upon innate ability, and once again, who besides Non-Bleeding-Heart Libertarians is completely comfortable with the idea that abler people deserve to be richer?

What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Then again Libertarians would blame anti-child labour laws and compulsory schooling that prevent children from earning their keep.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Narrow-Mindedness of Zero-Sum Thinking 2009

The only answer to the Libertarians is Adam Smith who said 'People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.'

Why you cannot rely on "The Market" to look after us Norfolk Blogger 2009

So while on the subject of completely meaningless labels, what about the interesting group of "Libertarians" - emerging in the US because their former "Conservative" - label associates them with the Parrots who have made a complete pig's-arse out of everything?

Talking about "Socialism." 2008

Political Class Dismissed: The Blog » Blog Archive » Pro-Palin Libertarians

Libertarians Still Lusting for Palin? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

This is why I and many other Libertarians are actively working inside the Republican party.

"Inessential Weirdness": Nothing Is More Essential, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009