Here are some thoughts on what a libertarian might do as president of the United States:
Procedurally
Issue no executive orders, other than to undo pre-existing orders.
Try to convince Congress and voters to change policy in the ways described below.
Substantively
Expand paths for legal immigration.
Remove tariffs and other trade restrictions.
Eliminate federal drug prohibition.
Repeal federal laws that ban or restrict private discrimination.
Abstain from foreign policy interventions.
Scale back Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and other social welfare spending.
Oppose federal laws that ban or mandate legal abortion.
Support legality of same-sex marriage.
End federal involvement in education.
Leave economic regulation to individual states.
This article appeared on Substack on June 12, 2025.
