Last week, John Stossel held a live chat on The Agitator, a blog run by Reason writer Radley Balko (who spoke at the 2009 International Students For Liberty Conference this past February). You can read the full chat here. During the chat, someone asked Stossel whether he thinks college students are becoming more libertarian, to which Stossel cited Students For Liberty as evidence of the strength of the pro-liberty student movement. Here’s the exchange:
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[Comment From Matthew] Some reports I’ve heard indicate that younger people are more libertarian. Yet, the college age people I speak with don’t seem to be very libertarian. What are your thoughts on that? Is there a growing libertarian majority or is that just wishful thinking? |
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John Stossel: not a majority certainly!
But there is a Students for Liberty group that had David Boaz and me speak in Phili. That was new, and exciting. Maybe these things happen suddenly. A tipping point? |
The specific event that Stossel refers to was called the Liberty Forum held at Drexel University by the Drexel Student Liberty Front, one of Students For Liberty’s affiliate groups. I showed up there to sign up new members and promote Students For Liberty. My favorite part of the night was in the opening of Stossel’s speech where he said something to the effect of: “Students For Liberty… who are you? No one believes in liberty today.”
I think Stossel is right. We are at a tipping point. The student movement for liberty is taking off and Students For Liberty is at the head of that movement.
