The Conservative Critique

Tag: libertarianism

Why Did American Conservatism Become Statist?

Sometimes bad things happen to good ideas, such is the story of American conservatism, which got all wrapped up in statism as a result of a quirk of history which was never fixed. This quirk must be fixed, and conservatism reimagined as a fundamentally different idea committed to tradition and liberty, not to the state.

December 16, 2022
A Classic Generations Later: The Continued Relevance of Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

One of the first economics books I ever read was Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt and I could hardly have asked for a better introduction to the science of human action. Generations later, no update needs to be written, it is just as timely and just as applicable in the 21st Century as…

December 10, 2022
Where Militarization Meets Dehumanization: San Francisco Green Lights Police Killer Robots

As per new city guidelines voted on Tuesday, police are able to enlist the use of robots capable of “be[ing] used as a deadly force option.”

December 3, 2022
Why I as a semi-Libertarian can never vote for a Libertarian Party candidate

The other day, I was scrolling through YouTube and watched an hour and half long debate at the Libertarian SoHo Forum.[1] Two libertarian activists, Dave Smith and Nicolas Sarwarck, were sparring over whether the LP should ever run candidates like Gary Johnson and Bill Weld at the top of the ticket. Considering the fact that…

September 26, 2019