Most days, I have no patience for self-described libertarians. You know the type: people whose understanding of the world begins and ends with reading a few passages of Ayn Rand, who defend the Iranian regime, or who self-righteously put quotation marks around the word “border” in vapid op-eds. 

Yes, small government is great. But we can’t have no government, especially at a time when hostile governments are trying to kill us. It would be great if we lived in a world where we could just shrug our shoulders, do nothing, and assume everything would just work out fine. Alas, we do not live in that world. Those who wish to conserve the freedoms and quality of life their ancestors bequeathed them have to fight. We can’t just assume that the people who chant about our death respect libertarian inaction!

The Shield of the Americas and the battle for our hemisphere

Democrats’ antitrust 'concerns' over Paramount-WBD deal are pure politics

Congress can't keep ignoring existential CBO warnings

This is a lesson Republicans would do well to heed this week, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), after weeks of grassroots pressure, moves to enact the SAVE America Act.

WHAT TO EXPECT AS SENATE REPUBLICANS LAUNCH SAVE AMERICA ACT DEBATE

The pre-Trump GOP was characterized by an unwillingness to wield government power, even legitimately, and that fatalist libertarianism is a particularly........

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