Prof. Jeffrey Miron describes broadly the differences between rights-oriented (philosophical) and consequences-oriented (practical) libertarians. The video is a fair description of both, and one can easily guess from both the title and order of his presentation which Miron supports. Still, the distinction is, itself, not so significant in day-to-day debates, as almost all libertarians will…

Dr. Stephen Davies of the Institute for Humane Studies has made two videos encouraging liberals and conservatives to consider libertarianism. See what you think – For liberals – For conservatives –

Surprising, but true: It’s Richard Milhous Nixon, America’s thirty-seventh president, who offered the inspiration. Nixon certainly didn’t directly encourage the party; his proposal for economic regulation convinced a few ordinary-yet-extraordinary Americans that they’d had enough federal meddling in citizens’ lives, thanks very much. Here’s what happened, in 1971 (at a time when Nixon was about…

Here’s a post from the LP, part of a series, in which Helen Whalen-Cohen describes why she’s a libertarian.

Mark Grannis explains how he came libertarianism, and it’s a story that may be similar to your own — or one that may yet become yours, too.

Over at the Daily Caller, Matt Zwolinski, a left-of-center libertarian, offers reasons that a progressive should draw closer to libertarianism. It’s a solid essay, well worth reading, and useful as a general presentation of libertarian views. See, Seven reasons progressives should be more libertarian | The Daily Caller.

“There are troubles and tradeoffs,” Gillespie said. “But … if somebody starts selling stuff you don’t like, you don’t hold a rally and you don’t try and get a bunch of people to vote to change it. You go to the next grocery store … or you build your own grocery store. It’s hard to…