I consider myself a left-libertarian, so my answers might differ somewhat from what most libertarians would say. Also, generally speaking I would not "take down" laws where I live Milei chainsaw style (although this may well be necessary in a place like Argentina) but reform them more gradually towards greater freedom: a fully libertarian society is a utopia and trying to enact utopias with a pen stroke invariably leads to catastrophe. The cautionary principle applies.
With these caveats, here goes my non-exhaustive list:
- Freeze Peach! Basically adopt the US First amendment everywhere. No exceptions for holocaust denial etc.
- Georgism: Locke's labor theory of property is false; mixing your labor with natural resources does not give you ownership of those resources - instead this is simply stealing from society. Every member of society holds equal property rights in natural resources. Thus there should be a land value tax on the use of natural resources. Most other taxes should be abolished.
- Remove the statute of limitations on theft. Apply natural rights going backwards Nuremberg style. E.g. the heirs of slaves should be able to sue the heirs of slave holders. This would in principle go back indefinitely so long as the crime can be proven. Going forward make sure that anyone committing theft and plunder - be it on an individual or societal basis - knows that the spoils of their crimes will eventually be clawed back by the victims or their descendants. Thereby remove the incentive for such crimes.
- Remove most limitations on the sale of drugs, medications, organ trade etc. This is a more conventionally libertarian one. Basically, the war on drugs is an economic and moral disaster, the FDA (and similar bodies) probably do more harm than good and people should be allowed to make their own choices about their bodies.
- Reverse the great stagnation: get rid of the mountains of regulation that make e.g. building nuclear power plants a nightmare. Obviously, some regulation is for the better and deciding which is necessary and which is dispensable is an extremely complex question which I am not remotely competent to answer, but when in doubt, err on the side of freedom.
- Protect the rights of animals: Enslavement, killing and other abuse of moral patients by moral agents should be a crime.
- Open borders: move towards a world in which people can live wherever they want. Again obviously this can't simply be done all at once...
- Abolish age and species restrictions on voting: Anyone who can physically vote, including minors of any age and possibly some non-human animals and AIs should be allowed to do so.
- Deregulate abortion: again the principle of bodily autonomy applies. This is a tough one, as I am morally opposed to many abortions. But what should be legal and what is moral are separate questions.
- Deregulate marriage: why is this the state's business? People should just make whatever contracts they like with each other and that's it.
- Possibly somewhat contradicting myself: protect minors' rights to knowledge of the established facts about the universe. Everyone has a right to know the scientific consensus.
- No corporal punishment of minors: spanking one's children is assault.
I could go on, but I think this should do for now ;).
I consider myself a left-libertarian, so my answers might differ somewhat from what most libertarians would say. Also, generally speaking I would not "take down" laws where I live Milei chainsaw style (although this may well be necessary in a place like Argentina) but reform them more gradually towards greater freedom: a fully libertarian society is a utopia and trying to enact utopias with a pen stroke invariably leads to catastrophe. The cautionary principle applies.
With these caveats, here goes my non-exhaustive list:
- Freeze Peach! Basically adopt the US First amendment everywhere. No exceptions for holocaust denial etc.
- Georgism: Locke's labor theory of property is false; mixing your labor with natural resources does not give you ownership of those resources - instead this is simply stealing from society. Every member of society holds equal property rights in natural resources. Thus there should be a land value tax on the use of natural resources. Most other taxes should be abolished.
- Remove the statute of limitations on theft. Apply natural rights going backwards Nuremberg style. E.g. the heirs of slaves should be able to sue the heirs of slave holders. This would in principle go back indefinitely so long as the crime can be proven. Going forward make sure that anyone committing theft and plunder - be it on an individual or societal basis - knows that the spoils of their crimes will eventually be clawed back by the victims or their descendants. Thereby remove the incentive for such crimes.
- Remove most limitations on the sale of drugs, medications, organ trade etc. This is a more conventionally libertarian one. Basically, the war on drugs is an economic and moral disaster, the FDA (and similar bodies) probably do more harm than good and people should be allowed to make their own choices about their bodies.
- Reverse the great stagnation: get rid of the mountains of regulation that make e.g. building nuclear power plants a nightmare. Obviously, some regulation is for the better and deciding which is necessary and which is dispensable is an extremely complex question which I am not remotely competent to answer, but when in doubt, err on the side of freedom.
- Protect the rights of animals: Enslavement, killing and other abuse of moral patients by moral agents should be a crime.
- Open borders: move towards a world in which people can live wherever they want. Again obviously this can't simply be done all at once...
- Abolish age and species restrictions on voting: Anyone who can physically vote, including minors of any age and possibly some non-human animals and AIs should be allowed to do so.
- Deregulate abortion: again the principle of bodily autonomy applies. This is a tough one, as I am morally opposed to many abortions. But what should be legal and what is moral are separate questions.
- Deregulate marriage: why is this the state's business? People should just make whatever contracts they like with each other and that's it.
- Abolish compulsory schooling: basically adopt US-laws everywhere.
- Possibly somewhat contradicting myself: protect minors' rights to knowledge of the established facts about the universe. Everyone has a right to know the scientific consensus.
- No corporal punishment of minors: spanking one's children is assault.
I could go on, but I think this should do for now ;).