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Something's going on in America this election year: a renaissance of an ideal as old as the nation itself — that live-and-let-live, get-out-of-my-business, individualism vs. paternalism dogma that is the hallmark of libertarianism.

I think Campbell is missing something about libertarianism, it doesn't have to be an all or nothing proposal. What binds libertarians together is the ideal that all of them want at least some level of smaller government and greater personal liberty. Still, it's good to read dissenting opinions once in a while to keep you fresh.

The root cause of everything from street muggings and gang delinquency to rudeness at traffic lights to excessive lawsuit filing has finally been found, and it's...libertarianism. At least that's the view of Andrew Peyton Thomas, an attorney with the state of Arizona.

Many libertarians, perhaps most notably Thomas E. Woods, support the decentralization of power from the federal government, including the power of nullification. Many people fear and denounce this power, often because they like the immense power of the central state and are supporters of big government. There are, however, some very real concerns by people who desire freedom as their highest political goal.

A very helpful article that critiques the way libertarians talk about their ideas and suggestions for ways to be more successful at selling our ideas without selling out our ideaology.

"Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government" While i as of now disagree with the article it is thought provoking and worth reading

An article about how a corrupt faction within my local government got me started on the road to libertarianism after the fallout of a school prank.

I have always taken it as a good thing that libertarians are detested by both the left and the right. To me it is proof positive that we libertarians are in the right. After all, both the left and the right are fundamentally the same – authoritarian statists who wish to use the force of government to make society in their own images and to compel others to live in ways that they approve of.

It seems NH state rep Cynthia Chase of Chesire county wants to clamp down on Freedom in the shire due to the Free state project's effectiveness so far.

From Tom Woods
"Thomas E. Woods Jr.How do we keep freedom seekers from moving to New Hampshire? A state rep answers this bizarre question by proposing to restrict freedom in New Hampshire so libertarians won't want to move there. Watch my most recent video."