Odessa

Nota bene: there is only one libertarianism . . . all other tonguewag to the contrary. And even then it is only a milestone toward 'spontaneous order'. "The radical libertarian vision starts with an abstract ideal: a polity in which government’s sole function is to protect individual rights to life, liberty, and property. A “true” libertarian, in this view, is someone who upholds this ideal as the summum bonum. True libertarians may get their hands dirty in the real world and advocate incremental reforms, and they may even be coy about their long-term hopes, but when pressed they must declare their allegiance to the ideal. Any deviation from the ideal, any support for any extension of government’s proper role beyond rights protection, is seen as impure and compromised. Such deviations represent 'concessions' to statism; they 'open the door' to relentless and limitless expansion of Leviathan." (-- from Brink Lindsey).
Fie on the pragmatic, government libertarian who supports US troops in 150 countries and war in Afghanistan and Iraq.