It's an immensely entertaining run through various issues with the libertarian philosophy, but to me, all this speech really did was further convince me that libertarianism is just an unsupportable philosophy; I guess that's what happens when you give an entire lecture about problems and don't give any of the solutions.
Can you recommend a companion piece or two, video or book, which provides a response to the issues you raise? The one that always struck me the most is the idea that almost all property, if you trace it back in time, is stolen from someone, and therefore a foundational bedrock of libertarianism - that we have a right to stuff we posses, for the most part - just totally falls apart. I'd be curious for a followup.
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Mr. Friedman - you gave a great speech many years ago about the problems of libertarianism. For those interested, it is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuYt6X2g0cY
It's an immensely entertaining run through various issues with the libertarian philosophy, but to me, all this speech really did was further convince me that libertarianism is just an unsupportable philosophy; I guess that's what happens when you give an entire lecture about problems and don't give any of the solutions.
Can you recommend a companion piece or two, video or book, which provides a response to the issues you raise? The one that always struck me the most is the idea that almost all property, if you trace it back in time, is stolen from someone, and therefore a foundational bedrock of libertarianism - that we have a right to stuff we posses, for the most part - just totally falls apart. I'd be curious for a followup.
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