[kezekiel]

The answers to these and dozens of similar questions will shape what "libertarianism" means in actual practice; yet surveys have shown that libertarians are deeply divided on many of the answers.

I'll say. That's why I left the Libertarian Party and registered Republican. It boggles the mind the degree to which Libertarians are willing to be "deeply divided" over issues like what makes a Libertarian different from an Objectivist, a distinction that is meaningless to everyone else.

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[Cultural Jihad]

Thanks for posting this pointy-headed article explaining the intricacies of Objectivism, Anarchism, Libertarianism, and Breatharianism.

[eddie willers]

And libertarians can benefit from the moral and epistemological insights of Objectivism.

They sure could.

[Castro]

That's a fantastic essay. I have long been a fan and believer in the words and philosophy of Ayn Rand. More recently, my convictions have led me to feel disenfranchised with the Republican party as a whole. Although many of the libertarians hold different philosophical views than myself, I agree with the premise that the libertarian movement has the capacity to incite change in the political landscape.

[Cultural Jihad]

Do adults have the right to have sex with children?

... surveys have shown that libertarians are deeply divided on many of the answers.

Self-marginalization in practice.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Bump for later.

[PatrickHenry]

Some links for anyone interested in liberty:

Laissez Faire Books.
Ayn Rand Bookstore. (formerly Second Renaissance Books)
Reason Foundation.
Ayn Rand Institute.

[Libloather]

What Is the Objectivist View of Libertarianism?

Open borders, federalized drug program, all laws should be banned.

Nothing redeeming about the whole lot of 'em...

[Roscoe]

First, anyone who advocates a free society must appeal to some philosophical foundation or other.

Tail chasing isn't much of a philosophical foundation.

"Prescription is the most solid of all titles, not only to property, but, which is to secure that property, to government. They harmonise with each other, and give mutual aid to one another. It is accompanied with another ground of authority in the constitution of the human mind-- presumption. It is a presumption in favour of any settled scheme of government against any untried project, that a nation has long existed and flourished under it. It is a better presumption even of the choice of a nation, far better than any sudden and temporary arrangement by actual election. Because a nation is not an idea only of local extent, and individual momentary aggregation, but it is an idea of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers and in space. And this is a choice not of one day, or one set of people, not a tumultuary and giddy choice; it is a deliberate election of ages and of generations; it is a Constitution made by what is ten thousand times better than choice--it is made by the peculiar circumstances, occasions, tempers, dispositions, and moral, civil, and social habitudes of the people, which disclose themselves only in a long space of time." -- Edmund Burke

[jdege]

The fundamental problem with Objectivism is the idea that all answers can be found through reason, and that anything that cannot be explained rationally should be rejected.

Hayek clearly explains that this is not the case. That societies and their moral codes evolve together.

[gg188]

I think I read the answer to this question in High Times magazine back in the 70's.

[steve-b]

What Is the Objectivist View of Libertarianism?

The one-word answer: HERESY.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...the only actions that should be forbidden by law are those that involve the initiation of force against those who have not themselves used force...

:)

Yes, it's a romantic, idealistic dream, which assumes people will act in a principled way, when left to their own devices. But maybe should all strive for a little more romance and ideals, in our politics?