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Ask a Libertarian: How should I respond to liberals and conservatives who say I'll "grow out of" libertarianism?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 2:38 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: What happens to those too young to count on social security and too old to start saving?

Reason Staff | 6.12.2012 2:33 PM

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Family of West Point Graduate Shot to Death By Las Vegas Cops Suing Costco

Ed Krayewski | 6.12.2012 2:14 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Do We Have More to Fear From an Unrestrained Majority or Narrow Special Interests?

Reason Staff | 6.12.2012 2:14 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: How Can I Talk Politics With My Earnest Lefty Friends Without Them Screaming at Me?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 2:02 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: What Happened to the "Libertarian Moment"?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 1:53 PM

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Watching the Watchers: Drone Edition

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2012 1:49 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Why would any sensible Libertarian Support Abandoning Afghanistan to the Taliban?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 1:44 PM

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Michigan Libertarian Party to Sue over Gary Johnson's Absence from November Ballot

Scott Shackford | 6.12.2012 1:40 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Is There a Growing Income Gap? If So, is it a Problem?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 1:10 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: How Would School Choice Work With Special Needs Kids?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 1:07 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Did Rand Paul compromise his principles by endorsing Mitt Romney?

Reason Staff | 6.12.2012 1:05 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Drone strikes in Yemen--yay or nay?

Reason Staff | 6.12.2012 12:43 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Is it possible for a libertarian to support things like a safety net?

Reason Staff | 6.12.2012 12:23 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: What's the difference between socially liberal conservatives and real libertarians?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 12:02 PM

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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Has there ever been a libertarian government?

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 6.12.2012 11:37 AM

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Elinor Ostrom, Scholar Who Argued for Decentralization, RIP

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2012 11:22 AM

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HIV Revisionism in Fort Bragg Acquittal

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.12.2012 11:09 AM

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Could the Supreme Court Bolster Its Public Image By Upholding ObamaCare?

Peter Suderman | 6.12.2012 11:02 AM

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The ObamaCare Tax?

Regulation, taxation, and the insurance mandate

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2012 10:30 AM

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Your Stimulus Dollars at Work: Uncle Sam Buys Kindles for $6,660 a piece

Shikha Dalmia | 6.12.2012 10:10 AM

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One Hour to Ask a Libertarian 2012!

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 6.12.2012 10:02 AM

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Michael Bloomberg, Soda Jerk

Mayor Bloomberg's proposed soda ban is about himself, not about public health.

Shikha Dalmia | 6.12.2012 7:00 AM

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Rand Paul, Mitt Romney, and the Future of the Ron Paul Revolution

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2012 8:41 PM

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Jeb Bush Is Right About Immigration

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.11.2012 8:03 PM

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Has President Obama's Stimulus Made the Private Sector Lazy and Hurt Job Growth?

Shikha Dalmia | 6.11.2012 5:06 PM

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More Government Employees Paid Twice Average Salary, Because They're That Damn Good

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.11.2012 4:58 PM

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Libertarian Newspaper Chain Sells Off Remaining Properties: Freedom Communications' Days Numbered

Scott Shackford | 6.11.2012 4:49 PM

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Will "Fast & Furious" Lead to Contempt Charges for Attorney General Holder?

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2012 4:40 PM

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Esquire Writer Discovers that Too Many Laws Breed Disdain for the Law, Wants the Supreme Court to Uphold More Laws

J.D. Tuccille | 6.11.2012 4:11 PM

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Rand Paul, Mitt Romney, and the Future of the Ron Paul Revolution

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2012 3:11 PM

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Is the CBO Cheerleading for the Stimulus?

Peter Suderman | 6.11.2012 3:10 PM

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Border Patrol "procured unmanned aircraft before implementing adequate plans," Not Using Drones They Have, More on the Way

Ed Krayewski | 6.11.2012 2:43 PM

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Let's Keep Guns Away from Possible Domestic Abuse Victims: The Latest in Memorial Legislation

Scott Shackford | 6.11.2012 2:17 PM

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E.J. Dionne: Three Cheers for Big Government!

Matt Welch | 6.11.2012 12:24 PM

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ObamaCare on Trial

The libertarian legal movement threatens Barack Obama's signature law.

Damon Root | 6.11.2012 12:00 PM

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Cellphone Video Shows Four Cops Beating Philly Motorist Charged with Aggravated Assault and Resisting Arrest

Ed Krayewski | 6.11.2012 9:37 AM

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Meet the Constitution Party's Candidate

Jesse Walker | 6.11.2012 9:30 AM

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Watch Michigan: Public Unions Are Not Yet Finished

Shikha Dalmia | 6.11.2012 9:27 AM

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Mexican Voters Don't See Drug War Violence As a Sign of Success

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2012 3:26 AM

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Top 10 Weirdest Moments from the Wisconsin Recall

From face slaps to judicial chokeholds, the Wisconsin gubernatorial battle had it all.

M.D. Kittle | 6.10.2012 1:00 PM

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Today I Learned the Awesome Traffic Power of Reddit's "Today I Learned" (TIL) Section

Nick Gillespie | 6.10.2012 9:49 AM

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There Is No Such Thing as Economic Freedom, There Is Only Freedom

Advocates of individual liberty need to emphasize that freedom is indivisible.

Sheldon Richman | 6.10.2012 8:00 AM

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Ask A Libertarian is Back

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 6.9.2012 2:40 PM

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The Lousiest ObamaCare Defense You'll Read Today

Damon Root | 6.9.2012 10:28 AM

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A Modern Timeline of Liberals Claiming That Opposition to Obama = Racism

Matt Welch | 6.8.2012 6:55 PM

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Wisconsin Is Not a Harbinger for the 2012 Presidential Election

Tuesday's recall election was about the future of public sector unions, not partisan politics.

Emily Ekins | 6.8.2012 4:30 PM