Have I renounced libertarianism or otherwise classical liberalism? As of this date, June 10th, 2025, I cannot be sure. I have grown weary of proclaiming the Founding Fathers or John Locke had any particular divine insight or study into the words of God, and thus I am unsure if they are trustworthy sources on morality, if we indeed presuppose that God exists, and acts as the source of morality and reason, then I see not the utility in pursuing the libertarian ideals as moral policy. Perhaps as pleasantry, and selectively implied in utility, such as market freedom and no imposed taxation, but I have increasingly become more partial to the ideas of medieval human rights as defined by Thomas Aquinas, as a more theologically and morally sound menagerie of principles held evident as the rights of family, of truth, and of the pursuit of God, freely, and justly. Does this entail libertarian life, liberty, and property are incorrect? Not at all, but perhaps may be subordinate to the order composed by Aquinas. Of course, I am so thoroughly convinced of the truth of Jesus Christ, and I am so nihilistic beyond this point, and I affirm that no secular morality exists, and nothing abstract or moral exists autonomously of God, and so with that, it is paramount to ensure just civil codes are truly just, and not the arbitary musings and assertions of fallible humans. And so, the leaders have this moral obligation to uphold these rights of mankind, as defined in a rather Thomist manner. All humans possess these rights, and they must be upheld, lest the sovereigns of our civilization face judgement, or otherwise moral indictment. And the preservation of these rights is an imperative for the sovereigns of this moral teaching, and in this sense, they must do all to preserve this civilization. However, core principles shall be affirmed: taxation is indeed theft, and not permissible by any arm of the state. Markets are the best means of economic allocation and fairness. The right to keep and to bear arms is wholly just in national preservation. Of course, there is still debates to be waged and won, such as the matters of historiography, governance, and other matters of sociology and political science. I do not wish to say I have abandoned libertarianism, rather, I have evolved with philosophical clarity, and moral realism. Perhaps fusionism, or some kind of economically rigntward paleoconservatism is the better label for this evolution. I have never thought the "NAP" was some kind of moral imperative, as it seemed so invented by men, and not at all of any moral binding, and so I had always deferred to the mild theism of the Declaration of Independance, which seems so faulty at the moment, and so I have moved rightwards to further traditionalism, and I have sought to reconcile these ideas of religion and libertarianism, which I could do no more, as I realize that only God is capable of dictating morality, and it is not the prerogative of mere men to construct morality, and so, I no longer shall defer to this DOI, but instead to the writings of Thomas Aquinas in the affirmation of human rights.

Respectfully~ P. Michael Amedeo

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