To Fight the State, We Must Build Nonstate Institutions - LewRockwell

To Fight the State, We Must Build Nonstate Institutions - LewRockwell: Throughout its history, liberalism—the ideology today called “classical liberalism” or “libertarianism”—has suffered from the impression that it is primarily against things. This is not entirely wrong. Historically, liberalism coalesced as a recognizable and coherent ideology in opposition largely to mercantilism and absolutism throughout Western Europe. Over time, this opposition extended to socialism, protectionism, imperialism, aggressive warfare, and slavery as well. In this regard, liberals have for centuries fought against a wide array of moral and economic evils that spread poverty, injustice, and misery. Being “against” things, however, has never been sufficient in itself, and liberals have never contented themselves with being so. … Continue reading →