# Live like a Libertarian: Karl Hess

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/portraits-of-liberty/live-like-a-libertarian-karl-hess>

**By** Paul Meany

**Published:** December 20, 2023

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The journey of Karl Hess from a young conservative to an "anarchist without hyphens."

## SUMMARY:

Renowned for his larger-than-life character, Karl Hess started as a conservative but slowly shifted away from the Republican party, turning towards the New Left. Eventually seeing the contradictions of both the right and the left, Hess became an anarchist without hyphens.