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He makes some excellent criticisms of libertarians, particularly of the Rockwell-Rothbard fringe. But he does leave the door open to an imperial neo-conservatism that many would find equally objectionable.

The question about maintaining the power of the libertarian state is an important one that's too rarely asked. It's not something Mencken would have asked about, though. And Jefferson would have said that it was up to people themselves to maintain their liberties, not to government.

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....maintaining the power of the libertarian state....

Isn't that an oxymoron?