Realizing Freedom: Cato Institute Scholar Tom G. Palmer on Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice
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Uploaded by ReasonTV on Oct 8, 2009
Last month, Reason senior editor Michael C. Moynihan talked with Tom G. Palmer, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and vice president of international relations at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, about his latest book Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice, why we are living in the freest time in human history, and the necessity of libertarian compromise.
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Approximately 10 minutes. Shot by Meredith Bragg and Dan Hayes. Edited by Dan Hayes.
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@Foreshadow44 I can see why you might think this, honestly. However, the most important aspect of any libertarian system is a lack of coercion. Can you really call a lack of coercion sociopathic?
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What if I said that Libertarian philosophy is sociopathic politics
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Brazil's economy is something like 20 times larger then Venezuela so of course their Federal Government is going to be bigger. They also have 7 times as many people.
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This guy is a disgrace. I've just read his `obituary' of the late socialist philosopher G. A. Cohen on his blog. I urge people to read it to see what an amoeba. (I also urge people to read Cohen's book "Self-Ownership, freedom and equality", a devastating critique of libertarianism - and probably the reason for Palmer's hostility.
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Wow this guy is well groomed! Aside from it, yeah, we should be angry in a healthy direction. Emotions that are "negative" are more than likely repression of a higher cause. It's healthy to discuss and talk about it. I don't think depression is ultimately "genetic" I think it is the sad state of your environment.
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@GeorgiaNatoUkraine That is such a non intelligent comment. Attacking his family??? Calling his mother a prostitute???
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The problem with Palmer and other beltway libertarians is they think they can work within the system. It makes them woefully underproductive and even counterproductive to the cause of liberty.
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@CommentComet Mr. Palmer is exactly the kind of guy Hoppe addresses in his opening speech at the PFS so it doesn't surprise me that he is so hostile to the Mises Institute. I suggest you listen to Hoppe's PFS speech first before you side with Palmer. The fact that Palmer thinks majoritarian democracy is consistent with liberty is laughable. Not even a Ron Paul minarchist believes that!
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@Offatwork I don't know about anarchy. But libertarians of the Mises Institute have developed highly sophisticated and intelligent arguments that a polycentric legal system will work. Of course, Mr. Palmer is not interested in it because he is a beltway libertarian. He gets lots of government dough.
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Mr Michael C. Moynihan is son of bitch dirtty asshole and his family is bordel. his mother was prostitute and his children are gaylesbians :))
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Th free market itself is a great example in itself of why govt doesn't work.. In the free market good companies prosper, bad ones are liquidated.. To hand one organisation (lets call it govt) the monopoly of violence contravenes that principle.. Which is exactly why we have the govts of today.. Govt fails, govt gets bigger and bigger.. So the sooner we remove govts altogether.. the better off we all will be..
xelenty 2 years ago 7
in a lot of comments i read, many ppl seem to think that limited gvmt means small gvmt, but they're not the same things. Venezuela's gvmt will always be smaller than Brazil's gvmnt even if it's more socialist.
limited gvmt is one limited to performing only those actions necessary to protect its citizens from the use of force. limited gvmt is not limiting things like the Dept Of Education to a smaller size, it means education is outside the scope of what a proper gvmt should do.
natdavi 2 years ago 6