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Entry: From the Rubble Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/from_the_rubble#23084 Post contents: <i>There is ample space for a thriving libertarian movement in America, and a desperate need for one.</i> Yes and no. On the left, you see libertarianism embraced in the gay rights debate. On the right, you see it embraced with the health care debate. There isn't a large space for true libertarianism. The Amish are the closest you'll see to a libertarian society today and the more liberal amongst them are depenedent upon the fruits of modern society. <i>[T]here are both philosophical and practical problems with down-the-line libertarian ideology, some of which helped topple the “liberal” regimes of Europe in the early 20th century, others which are only obvious today.</i> Indeed and you outline many of them. Knowing this, I don't understand why you and others would attempt to build a demi-libertarianism so to speak. I would think perfecting the good - and for all the problems modernism has wrought, there are good things - would enjoy equal privilege over riding the bad. I've enjoyed your series on Roepke and hope to read his writings in the future, but how does working with libertarianism help society "address [problems] honestly—and tr[y] to offer solutions that entail the minimal use of coercive force by the State?" Sent at: 2008 07 20