I am not a libertarian, but I do support a ‘liberty first and foremost’ approach to the making of laws. My studies have taught me, though, that liberty is the product of justice, not its predicate, source, foundation, etc.

[The most immediate inference from Locke’s famous definition of injustice, being “subject to the arbitrary will” of any other person, is a requirement for everyone to refrain from subjecting any other person to one’s own arbitrary will. That is mutual respect. As the ethic governing the governance of society mutual respect would maximize liberty as a practical matter.]

As it happens, I have developed an alternative monetary paradigm that a recent Response characterized as a “libertarian wet dream.” Yet, libertarians to whom I have pitched it have, to my dismay, rejected it utterly. If curious: “For Crying Out Loud, ACCEPT That A SOLUTION Actually EXISTS” (a “2 min read” — including options for further reading — here in Medium).