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Mugging libertarians: The Weekly Standard's case against laissez faire.

From: Reason  |  Date: 7/1/1997  |  Author: Olson, Walter

Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas, in an article in the Aug 26, 1996 issue of Weekly Standard, asserted that social problems are caused by libertarianism. He claimed that the moral laissez-faire disorder of libertarianism has caused social ills such as mugging and excessive lawsuit filing.

Brace yourself: The root cause of everything from street muggings and gang delinquency to rudeness at traffic lights to excessive lawsuit filing has finally been found, and it's...libertarian-ism. At least ...

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