Libertarians for Trump?

Mark Skousen

I had to laugh when I read that Walter Block, an economist who claims to be an anarchist, has endorsed Donald Trump for president and announced a “Libertarians for Trump” campaign on a website that says it is “anti-war, anti-state and pro-market.” Donald Trump is none of these.
When I read Walter’s article, I thought of his famous book, “Defending the Undefendable.” (My spell check keeps changing the word to “undependable” — surely an apt description of Donald Trump).
Walter admits that Trump is a hard-core protectionist who wants to impose massive tariffs on goods from Mexico and China, but he says that the main reason for his support of Trump is his anti-war stand.



Really? This is the guy who wants to make our military is so strong again that no one will try to attack us. Sure, he says he was against the war in Iraq and Afghanistan but in the next moment he says he wants to “destroy ISIS.” In every campaign speech, he highlights his support of the military — big time.
Me? As always, I’ve consistently voted libertarian. My candidate may not win, but then I can hold my head high and say, “I didn’t vote for him [Trump] or her [Hillary], so you can’t blame me.”
By the way, we are having former governor Gary Johnson, the libertarian candidate for President, speak at this year’s FreedomFest. I hope he will draw as much interest as Donald Trump did when he spoke there last year. Check it out at www.freedomfest.com. And watch our short video highlighting last year’s big show at www.freedomfest.com/videos.
In case you missed it, I encourage you to read my Skousen CAFÉ from last week about the pitfalls of blithely pursuing your dreams.