Over at Libertarianism.org, my latest post discusses the implications of Rothbardian-style libertarianism for the issue of pollution. Short version: if libertarianism means adhering to an absolutist version of the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP), then all pollution is impermissible, and life as we know it as over.

To me, that seems like a pretty good reason to reject the absolutist version of NAP. But I’ll have more to say about that next week.

(Note: we’ve discussed the pollution issue here before with reference to a draft of philosopher David Sobel’s paper on the topic.)