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The Mentality of Beltway Libertarians

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June 2, 2016

Yesterday I wound up in a Twitter exchange with J.D. Tuccille of Reason magazine, which has long been supportive of New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. I was responding to a Tweet in which the Cato Institute’s David Boaz pointed out that Bill Weld, vice-presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party, had praised his book back in 1997. (Yes, he tweeted that.) The exchange below begins with my reply to that Tweet.

I reproduce the exchange below because it speaks volumes about the mentality of the Washington, DC libertarians.

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Tom Woods [send him mail; visit his website] is the New York Times bestselling author of 13 books and host of the Tom Woods Show, which libertarians listen to every weekday. Before you spend money on your next book, check out Tom's free books at TomsFreeBooks.com.

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