Thursday, December 28, 2017

Libertarian of the Year


Target Liberty names Laurence M. Vance "Libertarian of the Year."

Many of you may not be familiar with Vance but I urge you to get familiar with his writings. He is a prolific and important libertarian writer.

Some of what he writes is not of interest to me but when he writes about libertarianism, I believe he is one of the most consistent in correctly applying libertarian theory. In the age of Trump, this is extremely important.

I would also argue that he is one of the most underrated libertarian thought leaders and he deserves a much wider following.

Vance is a columnist and policy adviser for the Future of Freedom Foundation, an associated scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and a columnist, blogger, and book reviewer at LewRockwell.com. His published books and pamphlets include "Social Insecurity," "The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom," "War, Christianity, and the State: Essays on the Follies of Christian Militarism," "War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Policy" and "Gun Control and the Second Amendment."

        

-RW

7 comments:

  1. Great choice - Vance's articles and blog posts at Lew Rockwell are fantastic.

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  2. Yep, he helped this Veteran become one for Peace.

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  3. I love his anti-war writings, especially where he highlights the hypocrisy of pro-war Christians and Christian leaders.

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  4. I second your choice. Laurence Vance is the MAN!!! He's fearless in his writings and deserves a much wider following.

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  5. I had the opportunity of sitting next to Dr Vance at a lunch at the Mises Institute years ago. A true gentleman, and a man of great courage and learning. This award is most fitting.

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  6. Love Vance's anti-war, anti-military articles.

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  7. Vance is great ! I have given his books as gifts and as eye-openers.

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