John Tomasi and I talked to the Princeton University Press Ideas blog about The Individualists. Here’s an excerpt:

“We’re living in a time where global politics is dominated by populist authoritarianism on the right, and quasi-socialist liberalism on the left. In other words, it’s a time in which both ends of the political spectrum take for granted that the state will wield expansive power over society, and in which the only real debate is about how exactly that power should be used. The libertarian ideal of radically reducing state power simply isn’t on the table.

But in a way, it’s precisely that marginalization that makes libertarian ideas so relevant now. In a time when ideas like individualism and skepticism of state authority seem hopelessly out of fashion, libertarianism reminds us of why they matter, and presents us with a rich tradition of thought that attempts to take those ideas as seriously as possible.”