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The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, published in 2008 in hard copy, is now available free online at Libertarianism.org. The Encyclopedia includesmore than 300 succinct, original articles on libertarian ideas, institutions, and thinkers. Contributors include James Buchanan, Richard Epstein, Tyler Cowen, Randy Barnett, Ellen Frankel Paul, Deirdre McCloskey, and more than 100 otherscholars.

A couple of years ago, in an interesting discussion of social change and especiallythe best ways to spread classical liberal ideasat Liberty Funds Online Library of Liberty, historian David M. Hart had high praise for the Encyclopedia:

The Encyclopedia of Libertarianismprovides an excellent survey of the key movements, individuals, and events in the evolution of the classical liberal movement.

One should begin with Steve Davies General Introduction, pp. xxv-xxxvii, which is an excellent survey of the ideas, movements, and key events in the development of liberty, then read some of the articles on specific historical periods, movements, schools of thought, and individuals.

He goes on to suggest specific articles in the Encyclopedia that are essential reading for understanding successful radical change in ideas and political and economic structures, in both a pro-liberty and anti-liberty direction. Heres his guide to learning about the history of liberty in theEncyclopedia of Libertarianism:

I could add more essays to his list, but Ill restrain myself to just one: Along with the essays on the Constitution and James Madison, read Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists by Jeffrey Rogers Hummel.

By the way, you can still get the beautiful hardcover edition. Right now its half-price at the Cato Store.

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Learn the History of Liberty with the Encyclopedia of Libertarianism - Cato Institute (blog)

On Sunday night, dozens of people showed up in downtown Astoria, Oregon to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville after an act of domestic terrorism.

The residents of this small coastal town in Oregon gathered together to sing songs and hold a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims that were caught in an act of political violence when a car driven by a man from Ohio plowed into a crowd of counter protesters on Saturday, August 12, 2017.

The event was put together by an organization known as Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO). On Saturday, August 12, 2017 the organizations website posted on their front page notifying the townsfolk of when and where the vigil would take place, saying:

Stand with us in solidarity with Indivisibles nationwide and with our brave friends in Charlottesville who fight against white supremacy. Well stand together for respect and civility and against hate and bigotry. We will grieve, and we will stand together for America. Sunday, August 13, [at] 8 pm, outside the Astoria Post Office, 8th and Commercial. Bring flameless candles or flashlights.

Directly underneath the header of the website is Indivisible North Coast Oregons mission statement and it reads Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO) defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption.

Indivisible North Coast Oregon was founded in response to the 2016 presidential election to oppose authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. The organization also demands accountability and transparency in government and support American rights like equal justice, free speech, a free and independent press, and separation of church and state.

Some of the basic principles of INCO include affirming the importance of defending democracy, resisting an agenda that will take America backwards, modeling inclusion and fairness, encouraging involvement in like-minded groups that value freedom, compassion, community, and responsibility.

However, INCO was met with some criticism:

It isnt unreasonable to expect an organization that hosts honorable candlelight vigils for victims of white nationalist violence, to also condemn the actions of left wing organizations that incite violence.

The content on the Indivisible North Coast Oregon webpage is critical of President Donald Trumps policies and agenda.

Nowhere on the INCO page do they condemn the actions of the group Anti-Fascist Action (Antifa) even though Antifa isnt known for their peaceful demonstrations.

INCO was silent when Antifa attacked a journalist in Portland for filming, when Diablo Valley College professor and Antifa member Eric Clanton clobbered Trump Supporters with a bike lock, or when ANTIFA was throwing explosives into a crowd of people.

When discussing terrorism, violence, and politics, it is important to put aside partisan opinions.

These partisan glasses must be put aside in order to actually analyze the objective reality of current events.

Political leanings can subconsciously persuade you into disregarding important information all because it challenges your beliefs or understanding of the world. It is easy to gloss over the wrongdoings of those who are more politically aligned with you. As a result of this, we become inconsistent and we start betraying our principles.

* Logan Anderson is a working class political activist, political analyst, and YouTube content creator that has a passion in freedom and economics.

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By Christie Zizo, Digital Media Producer Last Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 7:28 PM EDT ORLANDO --

The National Libertarian Party says it stands for freedom for all, but it won't stand for white nationalists.

The party, considered the fastest growing third party in the country, issued a statement Tuesday asking any white nationalists who belong to the party to leave.

"There is no room for racists and bigots in the Libertarian Party," said Libertarian National Committee executive director Wes Benedict. "If there are white nationalists who inappropriately are members of the Libertarian Party, I ask them to submit their resignations today. We dont want them to associate with the Libertarian Party, and we dont want their money. Im not expecting many resignations, because our membership already knows this well."

Benedict says the Libertarian Party supports civil liberties, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. The party also believes in open borders, racial diversity and free trade -- things he says white nationalists abhor.

The statement comes in the wake of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that turned violent as protesters engaged with some counterprotesters and one suspected white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing one and injuring 19.

Among the headliners of that "Unite the Right" Rally was Augustus Invictus, who ran for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in 2016.

At the time his candidacy caused a stir. Florida Libertarian Party Chairman Adrian Wyllie resigned his post because he believed Invictus was a white nationalist who believed in eugenics wanted to start a civil war. Invictus denied the charge.

On Invictus' Twitter account, he describes himself as "the Most Dangerous Libertarian in America."

Invictus announced he was leaving the Libertarians in July for the Republican Party. He announced Tuesday he is running as a Republican candidate for Senate in Florida in 2018, though his name does not yet show up in the listing on the Florida Division of Elections website.

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Libertarian Party to White nationalists: Get out - Central Florida News 13

You know its going to be a good day when you open your Idaho Press-Tribune and find a political opponent opining that Idaho Libertarians may not understand the partys philosophy! In her Aug. 8 column, Judy Ferro starts by chiding Libertarians for allegedly not knowing that our think tanks support abolishing public schools and roads.

Yet those are libertarian positions! Reports of widespread poor public school performance and poor public road maintenance are readily available. She did overlook reporting that our country had both effective schools and a functioning road network long before those functions were taken over by an ever-growing state. Returning to private, market-based solutions in these two areas is what she refers to as, destruction of infrastructure.

In most places, government insists that only it can design, build and control our roads with decidedly mixed results. In contrast, consider the modern automobile in all the market-driven styles and sizes, a marvel of engineering and of responding to the needs and desires of drivers, mostly in spite of state interference via regulations. And, sure, some government rules improve auto safety, but how much safer might they actually be, if safety were left to the consumers, their insurance companies and ratings organizations?

She then devotes most of the column to describing and then decrying the idea that circles around from time-to-time that our government should shut down most social programs and just send people a check each month. Make no mistake, guaranteeing your income is still socialism; its just repackaged as The Welfare State writ large. As our national debt approaches $20 trillion, its also not clear how funding might work. In this case she appears to oppose one version of socialism in favor of just tweaking todays socialist programs.

So theres less room for error, please note that the two older political parties are not tied in any way with the Libertarians, the third largest political party. Libertarians generally support: personal and economic freedom; non-interventionist foreign policy; robust national defense; tolerance of others peaceful choices; respect for others property rights; civil liberties; individual right to keep and bear arms; separation of church and state; giving generously to those in need; less strict immigration policy; and lower taxes. Libertarians generally oppose: government-regulated economy or morality; UN-led U.S. military action; regime change; using eminent domain for private gain; war on drugs; surveillance state; and taxpayer funding of government or private charities.

Most government activities opposed by libertarians are direct violations of existing constitutional limits on permitted government actions.

In the Treasure Valley, anyone interested in learning more about libertarian philosophy is welcome to join us for our monthly, no-host philosophical libertarian brunch the second Saturday of every month at the TNT Dynamite Bar & Grill, next to the Shiloh Inn at Exit 36 in Nampa. We gather starting at 10:30 a.m. and typically have a program from 11-noon. There are no exams, no fees and everyone is welcome.

Libertarians are keeping the light of liberty burning!

Rob Oates, Caldwell, is chairman of the Libertarian Party of Idaho. Email him at chair@lpid.org.

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Libertarian Party chairman Nicholas Sarwark has come under fire for his abrasive and ineffective leadership style, but he took it to a new extreme last night. After insulting Murray Mr. Libertarian Rothbard and then focusing his ire on libertarian heroes like Tom Woods and Bob Murphy, libertarians on Twitter decided to take the fledgling figurehead to task.

Dishonest LP chair implies Im white nationalist/Nazi. Sad. I only think hes a lying idiot, intellectual property expert Stephen Kinsella said in a Tweet.

So [Sarwark] takes unprovoked potshots at [Tom Woods] and then tries to act like he has moral high ground, Mises Institute social media director Tho Bishop said. What a sad sack.

Libertarian-turned-alt-right video blogger Stefan Molyneux even piled on by saying, The Chair of the Libertarian National Committee is virtue-signaling against [Tom Woods] and [the LP] wonders why they are irrelevant!

Molyneux followed up that zinger with a viciously accurate meme depicting the many recent public humiliations the LP has experienced under Sarwarks stewardship. From there, even run-of-the-mill libertarians couldnt resist the fun with many proclaiming that they were leaving or had left the LP due to the arrogant, tone-deaf attitudes of failures like Sarwark.

Wow, 2 million away from the libertarian dream of federal funding! [Sarwark] could then spend it on attacking even more real libertarians, user Andkon said in a Tweet.

The kind of pansy that pissed away the best opportunity the LP ever had by heading what became a joke party with a joke candidate, user Kip Hooker wrote in a Tweet referring to Sarwark. And I say that as someone that voted for Johnson.

Sarwark and his left-libertarian allies are demanding that libertarians sign a petition against fascism in the wake of this weekends Charlottesville disaster, as a way to exploit the crisis for cheap political purposes. While this is clearly Sarwarks latest scheme to enforce leftist orthodoxy upon the libertarian movement, people are no longer buying it.

After receiving the barrage of disdain from libertarians, Sarwarkin typical fashionbrushed off all the criticism. He is self-assured that thumbing libertarians in the eye and embracing leftist values are the way to go moving forward.

Pro tip: People who have won an argument dont need to tell everyone that theyve obliterated their opponent, Sarwark wrote in a Tweet following the smack down. Sarwark also accused his opponents of being alt-right and tacitly supporting fascism and Nazism.

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Libertarian Party Chairman Savaged For Virtue Signaling In Brutal Twitter Beatdown - The Liberty Conservative