While it was obvious that he wasn’t a libertarian by any means, it was interesting to see how supposed libertarians flocked to his banner.. Proclaimed that he would make the Party mainstream ( read statist ) and that it would be a turning point for libertarian politics..

Well, of course all that happened was that libertarianism was further diluted and made to seem like a branch of conservatism.

It doesn’t surprise me that someone like Barr would suggest that we need more faith in the justice system. He doesn’t see government as institutionalized violence, or a system that creates privilege at the cost of liberty.

This sounds vaguely close to Obama’s plan, actually.

Thanks for coining “postertarian” I’m so stealing that one.

I’m guessing Barr has supported all of these things. But, like many a posertarian, he thinks they can be done for less money than the government currently spends on them. Say, if every welfare recipient was just put in involuntary servitude to shovel ready bullshit, imagine how much lower taxes would be! Maybe the LP can propose the government use child slaves to build the border wall – “a sensible alternative to expensive public schooling that will reduce the size and scope of government.”