Positive Liberty

St. Paul, MN, police raided the headquarters of a group planning to protest the Republican National Convention. Nobody was arrested, but a large group was detained for a while. No clear reason was given for the raid.

St. Paul Police spokesman Tom Walsh said they were executing a search warrant.

“The cause for the search warrant is not public at this time,” Walsh said.

That’s legalese for, “We’re preemptively raiding their headquarters to send a warning.”

I’ve had people tell me that libertarianism fails because it’s out of sync with human nature. I fully agree–the police state is where human nature leads us.