Lew: It is encouraging to see the statists resorting to name-calling — rather than thoughtful analysis — when confronting ideas that run counter to those upon which they depend for their exercise of force over others. Today, alone, I have seen libertarians described as “kooks,” “supercranks,” and “wackerdoodles,” words that place no burden on intelligent minds. The tendency is also seen in the use of the word “extremist” — a term which, by itself, fails to distinguish between the “extremism” of Albert Einstein and the Unabomber. Queen Noor of Jordan fell into this pattern of thinking in an interview on … Continue reading ‘Smearbunds’ Revisited