David Beito has written a short appreciation of Edward Atkinson, a nineteenth-century New England businessman whose lifelong libertarian activism included the fights against slavery, imperialism, and trade barriers. Atkinson was born this day in 1827.
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|2.11.05 @ 12:11AM|#
Brookline, huh? Dude was born right up the street from me. Good for him, bein' all Libertarian like that back in the day. A little over the top (John Brown? Privatized currency?) but, hey, if you don't care enough to go too far sometimes, you probably don't care enough to do jack shit, ever.