In a modern democracy, not only can a libertarian be elitist; a libertarian has to be elitist. To be a libertarian in a modern democracy is to say th… - Bryan Caplan

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In a modern democracy, not only can a libertarian be elitist; a libertarian has to be elitist. To be a libertarian in a modern democracy is to say that nearly 300 million Americans are wrong, and a handful of nay-sayers are right.

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About Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan (born April 8, 1971) is a libertarian George Mason University professor of economics.

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Native Name: Bryan Douglas Caplan

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