"With Rand Paul's Exit, Has the 'Libertarian Moment' Died Once Again?"
Libertarianism has died more times than Abe Vigoda. But unlike good old Fish, libertarianism is still alive and kicking.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Google Celebrates Frederick Douglass Today. So Should You, Esp. If You're a Libertarian.
The escaped slave and ouspoken abolitionist was a classical liberal.
The Libertarian Movement: Too Extremist, Too Moderate, or Just Right?
Did Barry Goldwater's famous quote about "extremism in the defense of liberty" deform the libertarian movement?
Rand Paul on Daily Show: Gov't Shouldn't Tell You What To "Smoke, Drink, and Eat"
The "libertarianish" senator lays out vision of limited government while sipping bourbon with Trevor Noah.
Independents Rule but GOP, Dem, & Media Establishment Says Everything Is Fine
Why are historically low numbers of voters identifying as Democratic or Republican? Because they can.
Libertarian Lawyer Clint Bolick Appointed to Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey makes his first appointment to the state's highest court.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
It's Time To Embrace Free-Market Existentialism!
Capitalism provides the most choices and opportunities for philosophical self-definition.
Was 2015 The Year Libertarianism Died?
The fall of Rand Paul and the rise of Donald Trump means the Libertarian Moment is dead. Also, I've a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
Brendan O'Neill: 'The Real Threat To Free Speech Now Is Conformism and Cowardice'
Spiked's Brendan O'Neill on free expression, environmentalism as "an apology for poverty" and why he is "a Marxist libertarian."
Fame, Ain't It a Bitch in the New Media World? R. Kelly Walks Off HuffPost Live
Controversial singer refuses to answer questions about lyrics and lawsuits, walks off set, shows power of new media.
Being Libertarian vs. Being Anti-Establishment: The Crucial Difference
Being against business as usual in DC doesn't mean being pro-liberty.
Nobelist Douglass North Taught Us Institutions Matter Most
Nobel-winning economist, one of the most influential thinkers of his generation, dies aged 95.
The Corporate Christian Conspiracy?
A historian tries to blame "Christian libertarians" for the idea that America is a Christian nation.
Should There Be *Any* Limits to Self-Fashioning?: Al Roker as Charlie Brown Edition
The Today Show tests the limits of tolerance and pluralism. And movie tie-ins.
New York Times Prefers John Roberts Over His Libertarian Critics
Liberal pundit alarmed by competing versions of legal conservatism.
Herbert Spencer, 'the Most Misunderstood Libertarian'
A new book examines the life and ideas of the proto-libertarian philosopher.
LES LIBERTARIENS SONT PARMI NOUS!
"Libertarians Are Among Us!" sez French leftist paper Liberation. "Ultra individualist movement remains politically marginal but now swarming in pop culture."
Milton Friedman Saw the Euro Crisis Coming
The libertarian economist predicted Europe's current problems 17 years ago.
Two Cheers for Rand Paul: The Kentucky Senator Brought the Libertarian in Debate
On foreign policy and drug policy, he staked out distinct and forward-looking policies.
'I See Anarchism as a Research Project'
Ed Stringham, Jason Brennan, and Bruce Benson on private governance
This Catholic Magazine Thinks There's a Libertarian Way to Ride a Bicycle. What?
Commonweal's Alan Wolfe calls libertarianism "a total ideology, one that addresses every aspect of how people live."
Donald Trump on Libertarianism: 'I like it. A lot of good things.'
Trump says there are "a lot of good things, a lot of good points" in libertarianism but doesn't want to talk specifics
Great Novel About Amazons, Academics,…and Libertarians?: The Lost Sisterhood
Are you wo(man) enough to take the quiz "What does it mean to be an Amazon?"
What Vox Thinks Tech Nerds Don't Understand About Politics
Mostly that reflexive distrust of it shows you need a smug handholding "explainer."
The New Republic Discovers the Libertarian Legal Movement
Libertarians are changing the face of legal conservatism.
Yes, Burning Man Is Pretty Libertarian in Many Respects
Which is a shame for those who can't tolerate any space not managed by compulsion
Donald Trump? WTF? Democracy Can Be Rough.
Libertarians have long warned that democracy might not be all it's cracked up to be.
Surveys Say: America Still Trending Libertarian
The death of "the libertarian moment" is greatly exaggerated.
Bitcoin: Great Libertarian Hope or Already Co-opted By Wall Street Banks?
Q&A with Nathaniel Popper on his new book, Digital Gold.
Wash Post: "The Libertarian Moment is Over, Or is It?"
A year ago, Rand Paul was ascendant. Now, not so much. Is libertarianism dying on the GOP vine?
Liberland: Disappointing Reality or Encouraging Fantasy?
You probably can't make a libertarian paradise in a Croatian marsh. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
Why I Am a Pro-Life Libertarian
Rand Paul gets attacked for being pro-liberty and anti-abortion. But there's nothing inconsistent about his view.
Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism
They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work.
Time Smears Charles Koch in Headline; Changes Headline, Still Misses His Point
"Gross Domestic Product" measures that include warmaking are not a good measure of citizen well-being.
Libertarians, Conservatives, and 'Useful Idiots for Progressive Statists'
A reply to National Review's Ed Whelan.
Ted Cruz, Judicial Activism, and 'Useful Idiots for Progressive Statists'
The fight over SCOTUS heats up.
Is True Detective the Most Libertarian Show on TV?
The corruption on display is bigger than Frank, Cesere, Velcoro, or any single individual and is thus uncontainable.
Revisiting Murray Rothbard's Thoughts on Libertarian Strategy
Rothbard's For a New Liberty is an eloquent statement on how libertarians should grapple with political reality.
The Art of Incremental Change
Imagining an effective strategy aimed at social transformation is an intrinsically complex matter, and no single method will succeed.
Is This the Most Libertarian Legal Opinion Ever Written?
The Texas Supreme Court strikes down a senseless regulation.
Is This Where Libertarians and the Gay Community Part Ways?
With little government-sponsored discrimination permitted in the United States any longer, what's left that both groups agree upon?
Another Silly Jab at Libertarianism
A world "designed to work perfectly" was no part of major libertarian thinkers' intention.
