What's wrong with the Libertarian Party? ft. Joseph Bishop-Henchman & Andy Craig
Release Date: 06/03/2022
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info_outlineThe Libertarian Party has been taken over by a white nationalist group - how did this happen? Former LNC chairman Joseph Bishop-Henchman and Andy Craig of the CATO Institute join the show to discuss what's gone wrong with the Libertarian Party. We talk about how this takeover happened, the history of racism in the libertarian movement, and what principled libertarians should do now that the alt-right has control of the nation's biggest libertarian organization.
Further reading:
Why libertarians should become neoliberals - https://www.liberalcurrents.com/to-reject-bigotry-libertarians-should-become-neoliberals/
Brian Doherty's "Radicals for Capitalism" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicals_for_Capitalism
Mises Caucus takes control of the Libertarian Party - https://reason.com/2022/05/29/mises-caucus-takes-control-of-libertarian-party/
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