Category Archives: Libertarianism

A Manifesto for Classical Liberals…

Posted on November 14, 2018 by bsixsmith

What do you think of when you hear the word “liberal”? Hippies? Commies? Vegans? SJWs? Clintons? Well, you could not be more wrong. The word “liberal”, you see, has been misappropriated by people who believe in big government and identity … Continue reading →

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Recent Writings…

Posted on July 7, 2017 by bsixsmith

I wrote four articles for different websites: “In Praise of Anonymity” for Quillette. “Reading Habits of the Anorexic” for I Am 1 In 4. “Are “Never Trumpers” Still Conservative” and “Defining Conservatism for the 21st Century” for Bombs and Dollars.

Posted in Conservatism, Libertarianism, Mental Health | 2 Comments

Neo-Liberalism Through Conservative Eyes…

Posted on October 11, 2016 by bsixsmith

Madsen Pirie of the Adam Smith Institute has written an elegant, illuminating article on seeing the world through “neo-liberal eyes”. The ASI has embarked on an ambitious attempt to reclaim “neo-liberalism” to denote an optimistic individualism that upholds the virtues … Continue reading →

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My Dislike For Spiked…

Posted on June 27, 2016 by bsixsmith

One can’t avoid Brendan O’Neill. I think, in all seriousness, that even if one moved to Chad to escape his endless articles in the British, American and Australian press he would crop up in the N’Djamena Gazette. This is a … Continue reading →

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Antisocial Liberalism…

Posted on February 10, 2016 by bsixsmith

Antisocial liberalism combines a belief in liberty as the ultimate end of politics with ignorance of the immaterial functions of collective life. While libertarians might think that an absence of government can exist alongside group identity and ritual, antisocial liberals … Continue reading →

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The Abstract and the Actual…

Posted on July 17, 2015 by bsixsmith

Having called Murray Rothbard a more readable and likeable advocate for libertarianism than Ayn Rand I was inspired to re-visit the irrepressible old anarcho-capitalist and have been savouring his Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays. It has … Continue reading →

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Human Nature Contra Ayn Rand…

Posted on July 14, 2015 by bsixsmith

A tentative proposal to future strategists: attack a person or group whose interests do not align with the interests of your real foes, in the hope that in defending them they will compromise their own ideals or ambitions. It is … Continue reading →

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