Hey Reagan here,
I think most of my libertarian friends would be surprised to know I’ve never really read any of the hallmark books on Libertarianism and the Free Market.
I’ve never read The Road to Serfdom, Atlas Shrugged, Human Action, Capitalism and Freedom, For a New Liberty, Liberty Defined, etc. Rather, I tend to read books relating the business and leadership.
Even with my less than expectational knowledge of the great thinkers who shaped our liberty views, I decided to step up anyway and create an SFL club on campus and from there, I’ve had great discussions/debates about important issues and beliefs which as been wonderful in challenging my views and has made me a far better advocate for liberty than I ever thought I would be.
It’s not that I’m against reading those those books. In fact, I definitely plan to get around to it. However, I wanna show you that you don’t need to be the most literate and most knowledgable libertarian in the room to have the biggest impact on your campus.
You will learn much more about yourself and have a far more positive impact by starting a liberty chapter, tabling on campus, having discussion with your peers, and above all expending your network of students on your campus as opposed to the pitfalls of what many students do which is spending all your extra time reading books and sharing liberty memes and having the same old Facebook arguments.
There is many great organizations that will help you along your journey to be the voice of freedom on your campus such as becoming a Campus Coordinator For Students For Liberty, getting involved with Young Americans for Liberty, or becoming a Campus Ambassador for FEE.
Best,
Reagan Brooks,
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