Lately I’ve heard libertarians ridiculed because their argument against some law boils down to, “Because freedom.”  Why shouldn’t we have inheritance taxes?  Because freedom.  Why shouldn’t we ban handguns?  Because freedom.  Why shouldn’t we have an affirmative consent standard for rape?  Because freedom. The ridicule is often unfair on its own terms.  There are consequentialist arguments for … Continue reading Dear Government Supremacists, Self-Ownership Needs No Explanation