Revolt of the Porcupines! The Free State Project wants libertarians to take over New Hampshire. Is this a revolutionary plan or a pipe dream?
| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Published | 2004-12-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | Political activity | Craig R. Benson |
| Author | n/a | Brian Doherty |
| Person | Beliefs, opinions and attitudes | Mike Oliver |
| Person | Beliefs, opinions and attitudes | Ayn Rand |
| Person | Works | Ayn Rand |
IT'S NOT OFTEN that libertarians are enough of a threat to anyone else's interests that they generate protests. But that is what has been happening in New Hampshire lately. In June, 200 residents showed up at a heated town meeting in tiny Grafton township to challenge a trio of libertarian activists they feared were trying to conquer their community. Less than a week later, a squad of protesters picketed a fund-raising dinner in Plymouth, featuring Republican Governor Craig Benson, sponsored by the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance.
Both protests were triggered by the Free...
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