There is a charming scene in the film Clerks (1994) in which the sidekick character Randall discusses his misgivings about the film Return of the Jedi (1983) with the protagonist Dante. Randall is upset that the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire’s new military space station (the Death Star) while it was under construction, thereby slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent independent contractors. Return of the Jedi is the third film (and sixth episode) of the Star Wars franchise, a saga about how a republic becomes an empire and its people lose their freedom. The original Death Star was...

American libertarians, regardless of their preferred faction, understand the state is a monster. We view the state the way Karl Marx viewed capitalism (demonic) or William Lloyd Garrison viewed slavery (cannibalistic). Sadly, American libertarians live under the most powerful state in recorded history. The social order is not aligned with our values, so we advocate where we can. Lower taxes over here, less war over there, a little more liberty around the way. Earlier this month we almost got some good news. Lt. Col. Daniel Davis (U.S. Army-retired) was almost appointed as deputy director of...