Can We Thank Barry Goldwater for this Libertarian Moment?
Figuring Out What the Arizona Senator Would Make of (and How Much He’s Responsible for) Our Current Political Landscape
Between U.S. Senator Rand Paul being taken seriously as a presidential candidate and broad support for the legalization of marijuana, the country is “having a libertarian moment,” 12 News Sunday Square Off host Brahm Resnik told a crowd at the Arizona State University Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale. “Is this a moment Barry Goldwater helped to create?” Resnik was moderating a panel co-presented by ASU on the legacy of the late Arizona senator. “I don’t think there’s any question about that,” said Arizona Republic columnist Robert Robb. “Both the historically …
