Glenn Beck University

Ludwig von Mises Institute / Mises Academy

I don't want to hijack the thread (but this is the off-topic area). Those of you who consider yourself a classical liberal or libertarian (enjoy Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, etc...). Ludwig von Mises Institute / Mises Academy offers a lot of scholarly classes on different fields and their relationship to the Austrian school of Economics.

 

Beck has never argued against government intrusions that cause high incarceration rates, etc, that I am aware of; therefore, I agree with Steve. The way I understand it, a true libertarian frowns on the number of things that are illegal and to what extent. That said, my view is slanted by my nationality.

I briefly looked at the resource posted, it appears to be an interesting one. I bookmarked it for more thorough examination later.

PS. Steve, could you visit the political compass thread when you have a moment? I would like your comments. Thanks!

 

I think you and I are similar in political views here - at least as far as I can tell from this statement.

Here is a great article at lewrockwell.com that was posted today that discusses this very point:

Is Libertarianism a Part of the Right or the Left? Neither. We Are Unique by Walter Block

 

Is there a term that describes a desire for small government in general as opposed to "libertarian-right" or some other term mixture? It would be especially desirable in the United States with the radical connotation libertarian has thanks to our purist "political party" that really only serves as a protest party.

Noted: Nolan chart appears to define libertarian this way; however, I believe there is a strong libertarian presence that believes more strongly in personal liberty and less in lowering economic restraints, so I'm not sure it's truly accurate.
"Left-libertarianism is rooted in nineteenth century socialism.[9] Left-libertarians believe in protecting the freedom of action of individuals from interference by state or other actors but are against unfettered individual ownership of natural resources and the means of production"
- Wikipedia (not the best source, but a conversation starter anyway).

 

Small Government Conservatism or rather Minarchism.

The Revival of Small-Government Conservatism? | Cato @ Liberty

- Libertarian conservatism describes certain political ideologies within the United States and Canada which combines libertarian economic issues with aspects of conservatism. Its five main branches are Constitutionalism, paleolibertarianism, neolibertarianism, small government conservatism and Christian libertarianism.

Conservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Minarchism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia