..and I will say that Stossel is falling for the same problem of associating small l libertarian philosophy with big L Libertarian Party. I believe it was William F Buckley who said something along the lines of ‘there is very little libertarian about the Libertarian party’.
It is much of what Ayn Rand complained about the Libertarian Party. She called them the ‘hippies of the right’ who ‘traded rationalism for whims and capitalism for anarchy’. The Libertarian party has always had the problem of trading rationalism for whims. They get hung up on two or three fringe issues (pot for example) and it always seems to be the big base for their arguments. Even Reason Magazine which used to be a strong supporter of small l libertarian values has of late, been almost solely focused on the big L Libertarian Pot issue as if that somehow is the make or break definition of liberty.
the Libertarian party would increase their influence 100-fold if instead of pointlessly fielding their own impossible longshot candidates they would endorse the R or D candidate they feel best exemplifies their principles in national senate and congressional races.
the Libertarian party would increase their influence 100-fold if instead of pointlessly fielding their own impossible longshot candidates they would endorse the R or D candidate they feel best exemplifies their principles in national senate and congressional races.