Source: MSNBC
by Nicholas Sarwark
“A corrupt Republican president abuses his executive power to restrict free markets, placing legal constraints on free trade in goods and services, and then uses the granting of specific exceptions to shake down contributions from businessmen who are hurt by the restrictions. … That corrupt Republican president? Richard Milhouse Nixon. … Nixon’s wage and price controls inspired David Nolan to gather a group of free market Republicans — all disgusted with Nixon’s schemes — in his Colorado living room. This is how the Libertarian Party was born. … Now would be a great time for the Libertarian Party, founded in opposition to Republican corruption, to oppose another president’s meddling with the markets, potentially for his own gain. Alas, the current iteration of the party is far more dedicated to fighting MAGA-friendly culture war battles than standing up for free market principles.” (04/20/25)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-tariffs-libertarian-party-free-markets-rcna200824