Thank you; I appreciate the comment.

I understand 'liberalism' as capturing a wide range of political perspectives, some of which are very close to libertarianism, and some of which verge on the socialist. Naturally, then, when talking about liberalism in the abstract, we might sometimes sound like we're veering towards libertarianism. I champion a more expansive state than libertarians do, as well as more extensive array of rights, but I won't deny that I'm more sympathetic to libertarianism than some others!

Huemer, who I cite in the article above, is certainly a libertarian, as is Robert Nozick, another vegetarian philosopher about whom I've written. I think there's a lot to be said about animal rights and libertarianism, but that's for another time!