Libertarianism, like any other 'ism, isn't immune from the inevitable fracturing of its original intellectual basis. It evolves and changes in accordance with the changing emphasis demanded by the needs it attempts to address and the individuals that constitute its unofficial membership. Like you, I struggled with what I perceived to be a strict Randian justification for economic tyranny and its rationalization of a system of morality that attempted to justify it.
There are people that give this substantial consideration. I'm going to recommend a blog that seriously argues for the common good from a libertarian perspective: Bleeding Heart Libertarians. I endorse the dialogue this blog hosts, but cannot endorse any particular view on issue since it is they typically present multiple arguments on issues ranging from basic income to polygamy. I have no affiliation with the site; just playing matchmaker between your stated frustration and a source that might alleviate it to some extent. I find the frequent counterpoint refreshing.
About:
http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/
It's as close to a 'classical liberal' site I have found.
There are people that give this substantial consideration. I'm going to recommend a blog that seriously argues for the common good from a libertarian perspective: Bleeding Heart Libertarians. I endorse the dialogue this blog hosts, but cannot endorse any particular view on issue since it is they typically present multiple arguments on issues ranging from basic income to polygamy. I have no affiliation with the site; just playing matchmaker between your stated frustration and a source that might alleviate it to some extent. I find the frequent counterpoint refreshing.
About:
Quote: Bleeding Heart Libertarians is a blog about free markets and social justice. All of us who blog at this site are, broadly speaking, libertarians. In particular, we are libertarians who believe that addressing the needs of the economically vulnerable by remedying injustice, engaging in benevolence, fostering mutual aid, and encouraging the flourishing of free markets is both practically and morally important. The libertarian tradition is home to multiple figures and texts modeling commitment both to individual liberty and to consistent concern for the marginalized, both here and abroad. We seek here to revive, energize, and extend that tradition—to demonstrate that contemporary libertarians can, in addition to their traditional vindication of individual liberty, offer effective, powerful, and innovative responses to the problems of economic vulnerability and injustice and to their social, political, and cultural consequences.
http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/
It's as close to a 'classical liberal' site I have found.
