I do think that not living in a libertarian universe, living in the real world, and trying to have some type of reasonable modern expectations for what governments are going to do, is the idea that ...

Few individuals have had a bigger impact on the libertarian movement than David Boaz, the longtime executive vice president of the Cato Institute, D.C.'s most prominent think tank. For decades, ...

This interview has been condensed and edited for style and clarity. Reason: Having been in the libertarian movement for nearly half a century, how do you assess the current state of libertarian ideas ...