I was listening to Reason's Just Asking Questions podcast episode about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and I thought host Liz Wolf was too willing to accept Elon Musk and DOGE at face value. I'd noticed a similar attitude at the Reason Roundtable last week. I get where they're coming from. After years watching people suffer at the hands of government employees, … [Read more...] about Talking to my fellow libertarians about DOGE
Libertarianism
A Libertarian Responds to Policy Proposals
Hi, My name is Mark and I'm a libertarian. I've been seeing a lot of policy ideas coming from politicians lately, and I thought it might be an interesting exercise to give my libertarian-inspired analysis of a few of them.President Joseph BidenThe American Jobs Plan is going to create millions of good-paying jobs — jobs Americans can raise a family on — as my dad would … [Read more...] about A Libertarian Responds to Policy Proposals
It Sometimes Begins with Virginia Postrel
Reason magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and a bunch of the staff are sharing their libertarian origin stories. I think I'll share mine.The first time I remember hearing the word "libertarian" was when I was in high school in 1980 and Ed Clark was running for President on the Libertarian ticket. I remember that he wanted to legalize all drugs, and I … [Read more...] about It Sometimes Begins with Virginia Postrel
Libertarian Party Memes
The Libertarian Party has been a real hoot this election. I think everybody is familiar with Senator Bernie Sanders' supporters promoting his candidacy with the "Feel the Bern" meme. Naturally, Libertarians have their own version for Governor Gary Johnson.It's exactly what you think it is. I think my favorite Libertarian meme (so far) belongs to the John … [Read more...] about Libertarian Party Memes
Some Random Annoying Nonsense about Libertarianism
[Same post as before, but this time with a title. Arg.]Lucy Steigerwald points to an annoying Vox article about libertarianism by Drew Brown with the cringe-inducing title "Why Libertarians and MRAs Sound the Same When They Talk About Feminism."The piece starts out with some real issues of women being harassed by assholes, and private employers firing said assholes, … [Read more...] about Some Random Annoying Nonsense about Libertarianism