Why Naïve, Pro-Democracy Classical Liberalism Doesn't Work

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Why Naïve, Pro-Democracy Classical Liberalism Doesn't Work

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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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