Anti-Johnson Libertarians’ Ever-Moving Goalposts for the 2016 Campaign
by Josh Guckert Gary Johnson has engineered likely the most successful Libertarian presidential run in the party’s history. Nonetheless, he faces harsh criticism from some libertarians who suggest that a “better” candidate would have done better. These critics suffer from the fallacy of “special pleading,” otherwise known as “moving the goalposts.” First, let’s examine the…