Thinking Through It

Thinking Through It

The Newest Country in the World Is a Libertarian Utopia: Liberland

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Alejandro Betancourt
Apr 06, 2022
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Liberland’s Official Flag. Screenshot by the author from liberland.org

“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” — Milton Friedman

Libertarians have always been an interesting group. They are an ideological minority that sees the world in black and white. They believe that the government should not interfere with their life — and instead, they should be free to do as they please.

This ideology has been around for a long time, but it has never been popularized. Nowadays, however, libertarians are more vocal than ever before.

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