Forget Earth: In Space, Libertarian Ideas Are Thriving

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 6:12 a.m.

You may have heard the phrase \u201cThere ain\u2019t no such thing as a free lunch,\u201d perhaps in conversation with your parents when they wanted you to get a job. Its acronym\u2014TANSTAAFL\u2014pops up in subreddits like r/Anarcho_Capitalism, on sweatshirts from the politically inclined website LibertyManiacs.com, and as a nerdy economics rap on YouTube. Also: For the first eight years of the Libertarian party\u2019s existence, TANSTAAFL was its official slogan.