Episode 227
Why Naive, Pro-Democracy Classical Liberalism Doesn't Work
Mises Media · Mises Institute
April 3, 2026
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Show Notes
In this lecture from the 2026 Libertarian Scholars Conference, Ryan McMaken looks at how the old classical liberal program of democracy and constitutions has failed, and why we need a more realist view of the state and its many crimes.
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Topics
LiberalismLibertarianismPolitical Theory