From Reason, Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch interview George Will on Obama, Syria, and the power of choice; and Matt Welch interviews Matt Kibbe: “This is the libertarian moment”. Mark Ames on the true history of libertarianism in America: A phony ideology to promote a corporate agenda. Matt Bruenig on libertarianism's battle with history: The creeping expansion of free market tendencies always comes up against the forces of individuals fighting for their own freedoms and keeping the economic system in check. Is libertarianism impossible? Marcus Hunt on the empty promises of individual freedom. Nick Hanauer and Eric Liu on why libertarians are the new communists. Alex Ruthrauff on how Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul, by Gary Weiss, is a good read even if you are fully, horribly aware that Rand’s fevered visions of utopian feudalist capitalism are even now being advanced as mainstream “principled” conservative economic thinking. John Mackey on why he’s not an Ayn Rand libertarian. RJ Eskow on 11 questions you should ask libertarians to see if they're hypocrites — there’s an easy way to find out. Paul of the Wild: Ron Paul may be out of office, but he's still trying to save the country from itself. Is Ron Paul a political liability for his son? Keith Wagstaff wonders. Peter Suderman on the endless lives of Iain M. Banks: The late science fiction novelist grappled with a fundamental existential — and libertarian — question.
