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Philip Berg for San Fransisco’s 8th Congressional District

By Charlie Deist | Published: March 11, 2010
Last night, libertarian congressional candidate Philip Berg spoke to Students for Liberty. He is running against Nancy Pelosi and is campaigning on a platform of “libertarians against capitalism,” which was also the name of his talk. Bryan Caplan has posted on the subject in response to Freeman editor Sheldon Richman, and I thought that I agreed [...]
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What’s in a Word?

By Charlie Deist | Published: January 25, 2010
Over at Marginal Revolution, Alex Tabarrok notes the emergence of discussions among libertarians about the shortcomings of the word “capitalism.” He cites some libertarian writers who have even started referring to free-markets as socialism, because they believe it more accurately represents the concept they are trying to convey. This sounds like a ridiculous notion that [...]
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