In the Tradition of Liberty.
In the Tradition of Liberty.
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Daniel Klein
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Donald Trump and his supporters are often called populists, although Trump himself does not use the term. In some quarters, calling someone populist implies badness. But is populism inherently bad? Populist comes from the Latin word populus, which means the people. A political movement is populist, however, not merely because it claims to advance the…
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We welcome the commentaries on our essay “Libertarians Should Get Real about Politics” and thank Peter Suderman of Reason Magazine, Michael Munger of Duke University Political Science, and Geoff Kabaservice of the Niskanen Center for their replies. Suderman and Munger are libertarians; Kabaservice describes himself as “a moderate Republican.” When we find that our…
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All libertarians will agree that government exists in the United States. Thus, they will agree that governmental evil is afoot. They will also agree that that evil may be greater or lesser. Since it is fanciful to hope to eradicate governmental evil entirely, the conscience calls libertarians to mitigate governmental evil. To do one’s part,…