It’s utterly conceivable that the government might mandate that we do (or not do) what we already ought (or ought not) to do, seeing as how social animals owe things to each other. In such cases, refusing to engage (or abstaining from engaging) in the mandated (or forbidden) behavior because the government has mandated (or forbidden) it is just wrong, edgy individualist rationalizations notwithstanding. Needless to say, I should have started this post with “Needless to say….”
Against the Psychopath Class: What It Means to Be ‘America First’
Editors note: The following article is a transcript of a a speech given by Libertarian Institute Managing Editor Keith Knight in Omaha, Nebraska on March 7, 2026. One of the most absurd features of the political and media establishment, is how they have impossible...