Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman
“The Libertarian Party has long labeled itself ‘The Party of Principle;’ part of the attraction of the libertarian movement is the appearance of consistent support of liberty across a wide variety of issues, from drug laws to professional licensing to immigration, of being motivated by a consistent philosophy of freedom. If the party is seen as visibly supporting Trump, as it will be by anyone who listened to [disgraced former Libertarian National Committee chair Angela] McArdle’s webbed talk, it will be seen as sharing the responsibility for all of his actions, some of them far from libertarian. That will make it harder to recruit …. The second cost is the effect of alliance with Trump, or with any other non-libertarian movement, on libertarian doctrine.” (06/21/25)
https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/p/strategies-for-libertarians