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Good article, on the mark. I also lean libertarian but am unsatisfied with libertarianism. I think this guy is dead-on in talking about education as the most important thing libertarians should be studying and improving.

There are two ways of implementing a radical agenda: impose it from the top, or cultivate it through education. It is impossible for libertarians to embrace the former, both philosophically and practically. It is possible for socialists to impose an agenda because the interests they serve are short-term and narrow (special interest groups).

However, libertarianism's benefits are long-term and diffuse, preventing the establishment of a stable political structure capable of implementing its ideas by force. So, education is the key.

So, the question becomes, what exactly do you teach? Well, another problem with libertarians is that, ironically, they look to the government for solutions. I mean that they think in terms of issues and policies as a means of political action. This is the wrong approach.

Libertarians need to start thinking in terms of individual action as political action, in other words, things that people can do in their everyday lives to make the world freer. Sure, government policies should be commented on and ballot measures introduced, but spending too much energy on these things is a waste of time, because ultimately they will not change the culture.