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Libertarian David Boaz on Obama and McCain



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Cato Institute Executive Vice President David Boaz gives a libertarian's critique of Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain.
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A key figure in the libertarian movement, Boaz surveys what he sees as the threats to freedom from the Bush administration and the current presidential candidates.
Though he is frustrated with many of the candidates' positions, he remains optimistic about the future of civil and economic liberties.
But he says that the future of freedom requires that Americans devote considerable effort to preserving and protecting these rights - The Commonwealth Club of California
Cato's executive vice president David Boaz has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook on Policy.
Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media.


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So you are just ... ( 2 months ago by side1981)
So you are just going to post some vague claims and still claim that there is some barrier to being able to pass progressive legislation.
Cite something specific.
side: Fine. IMO our ... ( 2 months ago by JohnR22926)
side: Fine. IMO our culture is such that we have a poltical mentality that's Center-Right. This explains why progressive legislation has been stymied time and again. How else to explain the programs that every european country has (the cultures our nation grew out of and that we most closely resemble)...but that we continue to resist? Here are examples:
-No universal health care.
-extreme gun ownership laws.
-high levels of homophobia and racism.
-our isolationist streak.
WOW! I'm a canadian ... ( 2 months ago by goldoche800)
WOW! I'm a canadian libertarian who'd rather have hands in his pockets than eyes in his bed...And this guy is the shizzit! NICE! Go Boaz!
"Please list the ... ( 2 months ago by OgeronimonominoregO)
"Please list the specific policies Obama endorses that make him a socialist."
Universal healthcare, for one. But they're all socialists, so it hardly matters.
He supports " ... ( 2 months ago by MooseOfReason)
He supports "Universal pre-K".
And his website says: "Obama will also provide affordable and high-quality child care".
Child care provided by the government. I think France has that.
Barr of soap! ... ( 2 months ago by MooseOfReason)
Barr of soap! He'll clean up Washington!
"So you are just ... ( 2 months ago by 0lord0kinbote0)
"So you are just going to post some vague claims and still claim that there is some barrier to being able to pass progressive legislation.
Cite something specific."
Lol, such a statement is the big hurdle for every libertarian.
Hint; american libertarian party and cato are nothing more than a lobbying front and neocon think-tank. they can only speak in evangelical and rhetorical methods.
Here is another fun thing to do; Ask a libertarian what is wrong with the libertarian ideology.
JohnR22026, gov't ... ( 1 month ago by theguybehindtheguys)
JohnR22026, gov't has forced managed care on us and it only benefits middle people. we need a free market solution, not socialism.
gun ownership is part of the constitution. it is in place to allow us to fight a tyrannical govt if need be. ak47's are perhaps a different conversation.
Europe, not racist? having lived in europe, the US is more open to diff. races/ethn.s/relig.s than europe!
isolationism is noninterventionism + protectionism.
protectionism = bad. nonintervention = good.
theguy: I agree ... ( 1 month ago by JohnR22926)
theguy: I agree with everything you said. My earlier post was just explaining why we continue to reject european style socialism. Leftists think it's because we're stupid and because the Reps have effective propaganda. The truth is we reject it because we fully understand what it is and we don't trust our govt to handle it.
BTW, I do think the US is more racist (at least with respect to blacks) and homophobic than europe. But we're making huge progress here and I'm optimistic.
got it - i shoulda ... ( 1 month ago by theguybehindtheguys)
got it - i shoulda gone back more re: comments. there's still a lot of racism here for sure, but i think we do it a lot better than europe on the whole.
when i came back from living in eastern europe, i flew into JFK and was surrounded by asians, africans, jews, muslims, and everything else! only here can we 'peacefully' coexist...
-V (son of an immigrant with a multiracial family)
Neither Boaz or ... ( 1 month ago by FreeAgain2)
Neither Boaz or Barr will do a single thing in DC. Neither can pull the levers of power. Neither is on the inside.
Don't waste your vote.
Would you vote for MICKEY MOUSE? about the same chance of winning.
badass...boaz is ... ( 1 month ago by kerouacbukowski)
badass...boaz is the man, thanks
Very good critiques ... ( 1 month ago by eshfemme)
Very good critiques of both Obama and McCain. Even though I support Obama, I'm very sympathetic to third parties and I kinda wish that the ridiculousness of the two party system might have room for them so that maybe there wouldn't be such immature antics. We'll see how things go this year though.
I'd never heard of ... ( 1 month ago by hayesism)
I'd never heard of Boaz before watching this, but dude, I am on all fours for this man.
the libertarian ... ( 1 month ago by texanpilot23)
the libertarian party is on the rise and 8-20 years it will become a major party or it will replace the republican party all together. neo-con ideology that runs the republican party will be out dated soon as my generation gets older and more powerful and the older generations move on. the gop will be forced to change to a RON PAUL type ideology and if it does not all conservatives will shift to the LP. LP/ron paul are the only true agents for change. Obama nor the gop have ne plans 4 change
Array ( 1 month ago by TonyaTko)
Nice Video!
I did one too about this whole debacle. I will send it to you. Tell me what you think.
-TonyaTko
I honestly think ... ( 1 month ago by Spazman173)
I honestly think the Libertarian party is going to replace the Republican party in the next 20 years if the Republicans don't get take the reigns away from the neo-cons.
Hmm, interesting ... ( 3 weeks ago by hayesism)
Hmm, interesting thought, Spaz. I suppose that's pretty feasible. Middle of last century the Republican and Democratic parties basically just switched sides to the point that little had changed apart from the names of the liberal and conservative parties. Could be that the Libertarians will become the reasonable-minded Republicans of 20 years ago but with a different name.
The greater ... ( 3 weeks ago by happymyster)
The greater personal freedom comes at the cost of providing for ourselves, bearing our own burdens and living within our means. Gee, what a concept.
I get so tired of ... ( 3 weeks ago by whiff1962)
I get so tired of ignorant Americans always using France as an example of failed Socialism. News flash: France is not a failed Socialist system, America's capitalist system is, and needs repairing. Underread, undereducated Americans really are not the source of credibility.
France is not a ... ( 3 weeks ago by Aristotle100)
France is not a failed Socialist system, America's capitalist system is....
This is not a failure of capitalism it is a failure of corporatism.
SO basically I'm ... ( 3 weeks ago by Aristotle100)
SO basically I'm saying this to you whiff1962 "Defining Capitalism; you're doing it wrong."
lol I know what a ... ( 3 weeks ago by Aristotle100)
lol I know what a revolutionary concept.
while we may not be ... ( 2 weeks ago by urkle06)
while we may not be perfect i'd much rather live in america than france...(yes, have lived in both).
funny how all the doom n gloom libs say capitalism is failed while we are the most powerful county in the world. how the hell do you think we got here?
if you don't like freedom move to france and quite fucking with our future.



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