You asked Cato EVP David Boaz anything. Heres what happened.

Over his 33 years at Cato and through his earlier activities in the libertarian policy sphere, Catos Executive Vice PresidentDavid Boazhas played a key role in the development of both the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement at large; he even wrote the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on libertarianism!

On Tuesday, in conjunction with the release of his new book, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom (which, incidentally, sold out on Amazon within hours), Boaz took to Reddits iAMA forum to discuss libertarianism, his book, and the burgoening libertarian moment,inviting Redditors of all ilks to ask him anything.

During the hour long Q&A session, Boaz tackled a wide-array of questions, weighing in on everything from the drug warandabortionto effective strategies for social change and the efficacy of libertarian governance.Each one of his responses ignitedimpassioned debates amongst the forums diverse audience as commenters from all sides of the political spectrum hashed out the ideas of liberty.

The resulting discussion is a fascinating one, very much worth your attention. Check out the Reddit discussion and Boazs book, and then continue the conversation on Twitter using #LibertarianMind.

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You asked Cato EVP David Boaz anything. Heres what happened.