![]() ![]() The first mistake in this set is to overestimate the problems of a free society. Like many Americans, Duncan commits four errors that are common among non-libertarians both of the “left” and the “right.” I found the debate in the book enlightening, especially for the insight it gives us into the mind of the nonlibertarian. It is always welcome to find a debate over a serious topic, and whether we would be better off with government limited to libertarian “night watchman” functions or with whatever government emerges under “democratic liberalism” is to my mind as serious as philosophical questions get. His opponent is Professor Craig Duncan, who attempts a refutation of libertarianism and seeks to persuade readers that they should embrace “democratic liberalism.” Arguing in favor is Professor Tibor Machan, a contributing editor to The Freeman. In Libertarianism: For and Against (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), two philosophers debate the merits of libertarianism. ![]() George Leef is book review editor of The Freeman. ![]()
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