“I have come to the conclusion that an economic catastrophe must happen before a majority of my colleagues will get serious about curbing out of control government spending.” That’s then Rep. Thomas Massie on X in 2024. His post informs a surely minority (if not singular) view among libertarians that Massie isn’t libertarian.
Yes, there’s an argument to be made that while Massie feeds the free-thinking flock, his views have much less to do with libertarianism than is commonly assumed. See the quote that opens this piece.
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