Over the weekend, my good friend Pete Boettke wondered why it was necessary for us to call ourselves “Bleeding Heart Libertarians” when the whole history of classical liberalism (from Smith…
As a libertarian, I generally oppose the state interference that is licensing. In most cases of professional (or occupational) licensing programs, I see no benefit that warrants state interference. I…
If you say you’re against the state these days, someone’s sure to ask you how your views parallel Ron Paul’s. The frequency of these sorts of conversations seem likely to…
I thought I would throw my 2 cents into the current discussion since my view seems to be different than those who have posted so far. I have to first…
In my last post, I distinguished between three types of bleeding heart libertarianism (BHL): Weak/Contingent BHL, Anarchist Left BHL, and Strong BHL. I put myself in the third category, but…
Below, Matt differentiated between “Contingent BHLs” “This group has what might be described as standard right-libertarian views for standard right-libertarian reasons….What makes members of this group bleeding heart libertarians is…