# Instead of a Review: A Commentary on Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Jason Brennan, Part 2

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/instead-of-a-review-a-commentary-on-libertarianism-what-everyone-needs-to-know-by-jason-brennan-part-2>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** August 19, 2015

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George H. Smith criticizes Jason Brennan’s view of the origin of “hard libertarianism” and his treatment of Ayn Rand.

[Originally published in essay form on December 4, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/instead-review-commentary-libertarianism-what-everyone-needs-know-jason-brenna-0)

_Narrated by James Foster._