Sheldon Richman on Why Libertarianism Does Not Equal Selfishness

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Libertarianism and one of its pillars, free-market economics, get an unfair rap for its alleged preoccupation with the pursuit of wealth. It's unfair, writes Sheldon Richman, because, while wealth and economic growth are important, the philosophy is about much more: human flourishing through freedom and its natural product, social cooperation.