In the latest posts in this discussion, which now numbers over 200 posts, a critic of libertarianism argues that no culture based only on capitalism has long endured and decries the fact that the movement is dominated by white men. Libertarians respond by arguing, first, that the U.S. is the longest continous government in the world and second, that there are many women and people of color who are either libertarians or subscribe to free-market ideas -- including Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell and, of course, Ayn Rand. Read Gary Kamiya's feature on libertarianism for background.

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