tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4749768203730828884..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: One of the Greatest Mysteries of the Modern Era of Political Economic Commentary?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70469499503519016472017-12-15T03:10:13.847-05:002017-12-15T03:10:13.847-05:00The problem is that libertarian policies, if enact...The problem is that libertarian policies, if enacted in a non libertarian world, impose force upon numerous citizens who are simply minding their own business. As a small L libertarian I certainly believe that libertarian policies are ultimately the ne plus ultra but it is hard to explain to the average person why immigration, for example, is a good thing when under the current system the Brindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381088112547118251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71692223151550416812017-12-14T16:20:20.636-05:002017-12-14T16:20:20.636-05:00Which countries attack each other? The ones with ...Which countries attack each other? The ones with lots of weapons or the ones with much less?Veterans for Peace Indianapolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927156876347502654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8454365862721902532017-12-14T11:44:07.483-05:002017-12-14T11:44:07.483-05:00How can a libertarian country defend itself if it ...How can a libertarian country defend itself if it no longer manufactures weapons of defense? Stockpiling reduces but does not eliminate the risk. For example at the start of WW1 no one expected it to last beyond Xmas. I can see a justification for tariffs for steel production, ship building etc esp when these are dumped by military rivals.PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505462828969815943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82768833096415591832017-12-14T11:27:12.706-05:002017-12-14T11:27:12.706-05:00--- Mr. Buchanan simply has no knowledge of the do...--- Mr. Buchanan simply has no knowledge of the doctrine of comparative advantage, specialization and the division of labor. ---<br /><br />He probably does, but like Marx before him, he disdains such concepts through and through as he roots his protectionism not in sound economics but in a romanticized notion of work as ennobling rather than being a mean to an end. OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77492240889096107172017-12-14T11:22:59.568-05:002017-12-14T11:22:59.568-05:00I've never heard Buchanan claim to be a libert...I've never heard Buchanan claim to be a libertarian and this is the first time I have seen someone (Block) try to cast him in that light somehow. Just because your articles appear on lwerockwell.com doesn't automatically mean you as a libertarian.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486787890382451550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78446395194321195022017-12-14T08:55:23.989-05:002017-12-14T08:55:23.989-05:00What Dr. Block sees as insight on foreign policy v...What Dr. Block sees as insight on foreign policy vs a lack of insight on trade isn't that difficult to explain. Libertarians approach both trade and foreign policy from position of non-aggression. This approach of principal over politics is what leads us to common sense solutions rather than pandering to whims of one special interest over another. Pat Buchanan isn't and never has been a seanothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625173927342111782noreply@blogger.com