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...part, Sheffield describes himself in a singsong voice as “a libertarian in apostasy with a healthy appreciation for Marx.” By this, Sheffield means that he is opposed to the government regulating the individual rights and welfare of the people, but he definitely does not support the typically libertarian view point that people are responsible for their own well-being. Sheffield calls this the “self-ownership axiom,” but he adamantly believes that the way to raise people out of economic despondency is not through redistribution, but through work...
...Another libertarian position would be that it is incumbent on an individual, for a number of reasons, to work for the rights and development of the community to which she belongs,” says Sheffield. “The key is that such obligations shouldn’t be enforced exogenously, which is why I find state redistribution and ‘impersonal’ social action problematic. For me, being a libertarian implies dedication to civil society and public action...
...SOMEWHAT LIBERTARIAN...
...Sheffield and Harris are just two of many, as others in the club and student body hold diverse views of libertarianism. Professor Miron, who in past years taught the popular class, “A Libertarian Perspective on Economic and Social Policy,” sees himself and many of his students and colleagues as libertarian, at least in tendency...
...It’s a personal opinion, but one that is greatly supported by judgments and polls. The Cato Institute, the leading libertarian think-tank in Washington, also sees a trend towards this broad economically-conservative, socially-liberal class of libertarianism. According to David Boaz, the Executive Vice President for the Cato Institute, “the combination of views that we might call fiscally conservative and socially liberal has substantially increased,” a fact that is supported by national polls. In a policy analysis entitled “The Libertarian Vote” by Boaz and David...