Agora Underground: Mises Inst. vs New Libertarian Manifesto pt.3
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Debunking Capitalist Myths: A response to Libertarian Socialist Rants
Whilst I do admire his devotion to disproving Capitalism, I #39;m also frustrated that someone like him can be so wrong and misled on the topic! Contents: 0:38 - Capitalism leads to innovation...
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Former Texas congressman Ron Paul isa favorite among libertarians, even though technically he was a Republican. But his stances on personal liberty set him apart from many fellow Republicans, and he ran as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
Libertarianism might be all the rage, butits adherents might not be as "libertarian" as you think.
That's the premise of a very interesting new Pew Research Center piece, which notes that there arerelatively fewbig differences between how those who call themselves libertarians and everybody else view the role of government regulation, foreign policy and personal liberty.
Here are the most striking figures (while encouraging you to read the whole piece):
No. 2shows an approximation of New York's "stop and frisk" policy is the biggest red flag here. The idea that 4in 10 real, genuine libertarians support such a policy in basically equal numbers asthe general populace just doesn't really pass muster.
Neither does the idea that libertarians would push for a more active U.S. role in foreign affairs than the rest of Americans, as No. 1 shows.
Yes, there are certainly libertarians of all shapes and sizes, with varying degrees of belief in the role of government. But on the whole, being libertarian means erring on the side ofindividual liberty over government regulation and expansion. On all of these measures,libertarians as a whole are pretty much tucked nicely inside the political mainstream -- so much so that they almost look like political moderates.
So is that because people don't know what being a libertarian is, or is it because being a libertarian doesn't mean what it used to?
Pew tried to control for the former, asking people to correctly identify the over-arching libertarian philosophy. While 14 percent of people claimed to be libertarians, included in the numbers above are only the 11 percent who knew what that actuallymeant.
We would argue, though, that many within that 11 percent still don't really know what it means.
Read more from the original source:
The Fix: Its cool to be a libertarian whatever that means
Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the 2014 National Urban League Conference July 25, 2014 in Cincinnati Jay LaPrete/Getty Images
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., appears to be a competitive contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, but few Americans identify with his political ideology, according to a new survey.
Only 14 percent of Americans identify as libertarian, according to new Pew Research Center data. Fewer, just 11 percent, identify as libertarian and also correctly define the term as "someone whose political views emphasize individual freedom by limiting the role of government."
Additionally, Pew found that self-described libertarians do not always subscribe to libertarian views. For instance, libertarianism is often associated with non-interventionist foreign policy beliefs. Paul over the weekend said derisively, "Let the Democrats put forward a war hawk like Hillary Clinton." However, Pew found that as many as 43 percent of self-described libertarians think "it is best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs." By comparison, just 35 percent of the general public said the same.
In other areas, the views held by self-described libertarians were more in line with typical libertarian believes. As many as 82 percent say "Americans shouldn't have to give up privacy and freedom in order to be safe from terrorism." Nearly three-quarters of the general public said the same thing.
Additionally, more self-described libertarians (56 percent) than the public overall (47 percent) say government regulation of business does more harm than good. Self-described libertarians are also more likely than the general public to disapprove of social safety-net programs and more likely to support legalizing marijuana.
Pew found that men were twice as likely as women (15 percent compared with 7 percent) to identify as libertarian, while college graduates (15 percent) were more likely to identify as libertarian than those with just a high school education (7 percent).
While just 6 percent of Democrats identified as libertarian, 14 percent of independents and 12 percent of Republicans did so.
Pew's data comes from its political typology and polarization survey conducted earlier this year, as well as a recent survey of a subset of those respondents, conducted April 29-May 27 among 3,243 adults.
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Libertarian Jeff Amason got his day in court, but it looks like it wont be enough to reach his goal of being placed on the November ballot for Georgia House District 21.
Amason filed an emergency court appearance with Fulton County Superior Court on July 28, seeking to compel the Secretary of States Office to place his name on the ballot after it was disqualified based on a notary error. But when the judge met with the two sides to make a decision in court Monday, there was one problem: Amason had named the wrong person in his lawsuit.
The Cherokee County attorney was representing himself and Jeff Amason for Liberty Inc., his election apparatus, in the case. He filed the suit against Linda Ford, the director of elections in the Secretary of States Office. But only Secretary of State Brian Kemp, as Georgias chief elections officer, has the ability to grant ballot entry.
Amason said he was previously informed by the Secretary of States Office that Ford was the wrong person to sue, but he thought the defense was saying so as a tactic to discourage him from filing the lawsuit.
I sympathize with your situation, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Adams said. What Im going to do, Mr. Amason, is let you take any next steps you believe are appropriate.
Though Amason can now file a claim against Kemp, his chances of making the ballot are effectively shuttered. Thats because the deadline for ballot candidates is Aug. 29.
State law requires any lawsuit against a chief officer, such as the secretary of state, to give at least five days notice before the case can begin. So even if Amason does file another lawsuit, the ballot deadline will have come and gone.
Amason said he was still considering pursuing further legal action, though he could also choose to run as a write-in candidate. If he does, that means incumbent Republican Scot Turners name will appear on the ballot unopposed.
We are considering our next steps, Amason said. Its unfortunate the court declined us on a procedural standpoint alone.
There was another concern with Amasons ballot bid.
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Libertarian candidates ballot bid thrown out