There is a reason The Liberty Papers is called a classical liberal blog, and not a libertarian blog. Eric explained it well here. There are ties, to be sure, and to many people outside the general “small-l libertarian” fold, it is easier to describe our entire camp as “libertarian”. Part of the reason I find myself self-describing as a classical liberal is not that I’ve changed, but there are elements in the LP that I want to disassociate with.

But I think the “small-l” camp is growing, and instead of just seeing a bunch of drug-using pacifists who want to tear down the state, they’re seeing some adults. I think libertarianism has started to gain some respectability, because there are people (largely in the blogosphere) advocating smartly and with strong argument for liberty. As the state grows, and further encroaches on our rights, more and more respectable people start describing as “libertarian”.