Penn Jillette: Why I’m a Libertarian Nut
Jul 15, 2009 Politics
Back in May, Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller fame) wrote an article on why he believes in libertarianism for Glenn Beck’s magazine, Fusion. I may not be a member of the Libertarian Party, but the reasoning is very similar to my own. A snip:
There are historical reasons and pragmatic reasons to be a Libertarian, but there are historic and pragmatic reasons to be a Democrat, a Republican or a Socialist. I don’t know if everyone would be better off under a Libertarian government. I don’t know what would be best for anyone. I don’t even know what’s best for me. What makes me Libertarian is I don’t think anyone else really knows what’s best for anyone. My argument for Libertarianism is simple – personal morality.
Go read his entire column. I’m not sure a completely libertarian government is the best way to go, either, but the principle is solid: the government rarely knows what’s best for me better than I do, and is almost never the most efficient at anything it does. Better to let people be themselves and for government to stick to the few things it’s required to do, and as little else as possible.
