Sheldon Richman Says Libertarianism Is Still About More Than Rejecting Aggression

The
debate on thick and thin libertarianism continues, and that’s a
good thing. Libertarians can only gain by the discussion. Often one
comes to appreciate one’s own philosophy more fully in the crucible
of intellectual argument. The proposition on the table is that the
most robust case for the libertarian philosophy entails
commitments not only to the Nonaggression Principle but also to
other values that don’t directly relate to aggression (for example,
opposition to even non-rights-violating forms of
racism). Sheldon Richman takes on claims made by Lew Rockwell
and economist Walter Block

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