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John Mackey - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government
Advocates for Self-Government
Articles
John Mackey as a Hero of Intellectual Integrity, by Michael Strong, The Huffington Post, 18 Aug 2009
Michael, co-founder with John of Freedom Lights Our World (FLOW), Inc., examines the reactions to John's 12-Aug op-ed about healthcare
"John became libertarian in the early 1980s. His constituency then, as now, was primarily left. It would have been safer and wiser for him to remain on the left. But unlike many business people, John reads a great deal and takes ideas seriously (he had been a philosophy major before he dropped out to start Whole Foods)."
Michael, co-founder with John of Freedom Lights Our World (FLOW), Inc., examines the reactions to John's 12-Aug op-ed about healthcare
"John became libertarian in the early 1980s. His constituency then, as now, was primarily left. It would have been safer and wiser for him to remain on the left. But unlike many business people, John reads a great deal and takes ideas seriously (he had been a philosophy major before he dropped out to start Whole Foods)."
The Transformation of John Mackey, by Ralph R. Reiland, Mises.org Daily Article, 13 Jun 2006
"'As a businessman who knows something about marketing and branding, I can tell you the freedom movement is branding itself very poorly.' By incorrect branding, Mackey means that too much emphasis about individual freedom has been focused on side issues, such as the legalization of drugs, and not enough on the big picture."
"'As a businessman who knows something about marketing and branding, I can tell you the freedom movement is branding itself very poorly.' By incorrect branding, Mackey means that too much emphasis about individual freedom has been focused on side issues, such as the legalization of drugs, and not enough on the big picture."
Writings
Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity, Liberty, Jun 2006
Related Topics: Business, Educational Freedom, Free Markets, Health, Health Care, Life Extension, Personal Responsibility, Socialism
Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004
"... becoming an entrepreneur completely changed my life. Everything I believed about business was proven to be wrong. ... The most important thing I learned ... was that business wasn't based on exploitation or coercion at all. ... In other words, business is not a zero-sum game with a winner and loser. It is a win, win, win, win game — and I really like that."
Related Topics: Business, Educational Freedom, Free Markets, Health, Health Care, Life Extension, Personal Responsibility, Socialism
Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004
"... becoming an entrepreneur completely changed my life. Everything I believed about business was proven to be wrong. ... The most important thing I learned ... was that business wasn't based on exploitation or coercion at all. ... In other words, business is not a zero-sum game with a winner and loser. It is a win, win, win, win game — and I really like that."
Interviews
Sunni's Salon Interview with John Mackey, by Sunni Maravillosa, May 2005
"I no longer think of myself as a leftist, but I definitely don't think of myself as from the right either. For the past 25 years I've thought of myself as a libertarian, but I'm now beginning to move away from that label as well. I have a number of intellectual problems with libertarianism as a political philosophy as it currently exists."
"I no longer think of myself as a leftist, but I definitely don't think of myself as from the right either. For the past 25 years I've thought of myself as a libertarian, but I'm now beginning to move away from that label as well. I have a number of intellectual problems with libertarianism as a political philosophy as it currently exists."