I agree that these aren't new concepts, but I also think that sometimes new words, new labels are helpful for breaking free from ones whose common usage has shifted.

To this end, a few of us who self-identify as “liberaltarians” are starting an open, group blog over at http://www.liberaltarian.net — still in the very early stages of figuring out what to do with it, but if you're interested in contributing via posts, comments, or even reposting what you've written here, we'd love to have you as part of the discussion.

“Hayek himself made the slippery slope argument powerfully, though unsoundly.”

“Hayek himself made the slippery slope argument powerfully, though unsoundly.”

I think these initiatives at creating international order are far closer to a form of central planning or an agreement between cartels than they are to leaving it all up to the market. Perhaps the success of the EU is that it involves both deepening markets and co-ordinating the rules under which markets operate across countries.

If this is what you mean by central planning, then sign me up as an advocate of central planning! Of course, these sorts of agreements ultimately rest on unanimous consent (on the part of the political leaders if not individual citizens), and without that consent, the agreements have no force. So if this is what is meant by central planning, I am all for it.

I think these initiatives at creating international order are far closer to a form of central planning or an agreement between cartels than they are to leaving it all up to the market. Perhaps the success of the EU is that it involves both deepening markets and co-ordinating the rules under which markets operate across countries.

If this is what you mean by central planning, then sign me up as an advocate of central planning! Of course, these sorts of agreements ultimately rest on unanimous consent (on the part of the political leaders if not individual citizens), and without that consent, the agreements have no force. So if this is what is meant by central planning, I am all for it.

Does your dog own your house?

Incidentally, all of the government interventions which you think justify even more interference on compensatory grounds are interventions that libertarians consistently argue against, including the limited liability of corporations. Government interventions no more justify compensatory interventions than the existence of the welfare state justifies restrictions on immigration, a canard that all too many libertarians fall for themselves.

Does your dog own your house?

Incidentally, all of the government interventions which you think justify even more interference on compensatory grounds are interventions that libertarians consistently argue against, including the limited liability of corporations. Government interventions no more justify compensatory interventions than the existence of the welfare state justifies restrictions on immigration, a canard that all too many libertarians fall for themselves.