It is well known that left libertarians often look towards the benevolent and freedom-loving federal government to destroy the "grassroots tyranny" of state and local governments. Usually they have the decency to admit that they support centralization. Cato Institute fellow, Alan Reynolds, takes a novel approach to the issue in the Washington Times claiming that he supports decentralization and federalism, but opposes the concept of States Rights. He starts off by telling us that some black columnist recently came up with the unique conclusion that during the 50s and 60s "the words ‘states’ rights’ and ‘illegal encroachment by the federal … Continue reading Libertarians and States Rights