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Libertarian analysis

Libertarian analysis

An archive of Libertarian analysis, a publication produced out of New York during the 1970s that attempted to build links between "left" and "right" libertarians.

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Juan Conatz
Oct 14 2016 03:47

Could only find one issue of this. Also don't know much about the publication such as who was behind it, how long it was published etc. If anyone has additional issues or information on this, they should share!

syndicalist
Oct 14 2016 11:16

I have 3 issues of this "left-right" libertarian magazine
It literally was an attempt by left and right libertarians to issue a quality publication
Don't think there was more than five issues

syndicalist
Oct 15 2016 12:32

The article by Jack Frager * on Gustav Lauder is informative. Actually, this is where I learned about him.

* https://libcom.org/history/frager-jack-1903-1998

syndicalist
Oct 15 2016 13:33

"The Libertarian" was within this trend of thinking and approach. Karl Hess was to go left, then shift center left again. Rothbard, blech, right wing.

Quote:
The “Radical Libertarian Alliance” was founded in 1969 and lasted until 1972 — making it one of the earlier organizations in the modern libertarian movement. It was small, decentralized, and part of the left/libertarian outreach of that period — with free-market anarchists Murray Rothbard and Karl Hess among the more prominent members.

It for a time issued a publication called The Abolitionist. The July 1971 issue featured an article by Jerome Tuccille titled “What Happens Now: Some Thoughts on the Movement” that tried to anticipate the future of libertarian influence in the counterculture, the anti-war movement, and the loose coalition of groups who had given up on the centrist strong-central-government consensus.

[https://sniggle.net/TPL/index5.php?entry=06Jul12]

Juan Conatz
Oct 15 2016 21:06

I did notice the Rothbard review but failed to pick up that it was a part of that left-right thing from the late 60s-early 70s. I've edited the description of the publication to reflect that.