How different are libertarians from liberals and conservatives? Quite different. In a response to my recent article, “Authoritarian Busybodies,” an astute reader writes: Liberals tend to think that libertarians are conservatives. Conservatives tend to think that libertarians are liberals. Libertarians tend to think that liberals and conservatives are equally authoritarians. I have heard something similar to this before, but never gave it much thought. I think that there is a lot of truth in it even if it cannot be taken as a general rule. For example, when libertarians talk about the free market, limited government, free trade, and fewer … Continue reading →
Source: The Libertarian Difference – LewRockwell