Objectivism holds that a justly constituted government is one of limited powers, one that defends the rights of its citizens to live free from the initiation of physical force. More profoundly, Objectivism propounds the values of a free society, based in a principled ethic of rational egoism. Within these parameters, however, there are many questions about what operations a limited government will need to undertake. Should such a government be necessarily confined to a very small proportion of economic activity?
William Thomas will answer: maybe not! In this talk, he will contrast the “minarchist” state with the broad range of programs and institutions that some Objectivist and classical liberal thinkers have argued for. He will argue that we need a broad view of the Objectivist politics.
William Thomas is Director of Programs at The Atlas Society. He has lectured extensively on Objectivism. Among his other publications, he wrote the essay “Radical for Capitalism” on Ayn Rand’s politics.