The Initiation of Force (Nonaggression axiom) and Private Property

The cornerstone of radical libertarian thinking is the idea that private property does not initiate force. Consequently, the radical libertarian believes that he or she can simultaneously believe in private property while opposing the initiation of force. But since private property does in fact initiate force, radical libertarianism must either be rejected or at least be grounded on some other principle.

Radical versus Moderate Libertarians

At least for now, the main differences between radical and moderate libertarians appear to be:
1. Moderate libertarians believe that the average American is not a libertarian (whereas radical libertarians believe that the masses are seething with libertarian revolutionary fervor), and
2. Moderate libertarians believe that the best reason to vote for a libertarian candidate is because a voter agrees with the candidate's views (whereas radical libertarians believe that voting for a libertarian candidate is not a "choice" but rather a moral obligation.)

How to Get Away with Polygamy

To get away with polygamy, here's what you do: don't call any of the women you are living with your "wives". Hugh Hefner is currently living with 3 women. He calls none of them his "wife". Therefore, he is safe. In Utah, some men have been prosecuted for violating the anti-polygamy statute. Their mistake: they claimed to be "married" to more than one woman. Some Utah men have been prosecuted, and deservedly so, but not for claiming to be married to more than one woman, but because one or more of these women were underage.