Do libertarians use “principle” to avoid conflict?
Libertarians have a pretty sweet political platform: freedom. No nannying regulators telling you that you can’t open a store without a million permits. No licensing regimes meant to protect established businesses. No SWAT teams bursting into people’s homes and shooting dogs all because of raw milk. No ruinous taxes to pay for people who won’t work. On the surface, libertarianism has a lot going for it. But look beyond the surface, and you’ll see that it’s hollow.
Here are some hard questions that libertarians need to answer.
