In September, with some help from Australia’s
system of proportional representation, top ballot billing, and
compulsory voting, the country elected David Leyonhjelm (pronounced
“lionhelm”), a libertarian, as a senator, representing the Liberal
Democratic Party.
Leyonhjelm just took his seat and began his term at the
beginning of July. He finds himself in the press, explaining
libertarian philosophy in a country with no history of it, working
to fight for lower taxes and looser gun laws, while at the same
time lobbying for same-sex marriage recognition and marijuana
legalization.
Leyonhjelm took some time for a phone interview with
Reason‘s Scott Shackford. He explained how he got elected,
how he’s been perceived, why his inaugural speech was all about
explaining the basics of libertarian philosophy, and what he hopes
to accomplish.
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