So a libertarian would be someone to me who believes in that. And I would argue that almost everyone who calls themselves a libertarian, whether they would agree with my definition or not, whenever ...

This interview has been condensed and edited for style and clarity. Reason: Having been in the libertarian movement for nearly half a century, how do you assess the current state of libertarian ideas ...

Few individuals have had a bigger impact on the libertarian movement than David Boaz, the longtime executive vice president of the Cato Institute, D.C.'s most prominent think tank. For decades, ...

Libertarians oppose the state and praise individual freedom, which is logical for people who oppose the use of violence. But at the same time religious libertarians believe in and praise a God, who ...

When liberals talk about “fairness,” conservatives and libertarians often wince, suspecting the liberals mean more big-government redistribution. But fairness is actually a virtue in policy, and it ...

What is a libertarian? This is a question that is often asked of me. People know that I identify myself as a one and so feel comfortable asking me. There is a simple answer and it goes like this.

When I first came to Washington to work for the Heritage Foundation, there were a few think tanks that made the nerd in me stand a little bit in awe. First, of course, was Heritage, but the second was ...

From the Cato institute, to the Atlas Society to the Libertarian party (platform link) Libertarians espouse the virtues of free markets and that all people and businesses be free from fraud coercion ...

In my previous three posts, I have discussed the problems with left-wing libertarian philosphy. I now discuss the other end of the spectrum, and its problems. Hans Hoppe Conservatives: According to ...