# The Individualists: A Conversation with Matt Zwolinski about the History of Libertarianism **URL:** **By** Matt Zwolinski, Jonathan Fortier **Published:** September 26, 2024 --- A discussion on _The Individualists_ with Matt Zwolinski. In this episode, Jonathan Fortier talks with Matt Zwolinski about his recent book, _The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism_ (co-authored with John Tomasi, Princeton, 2023). They discuss various approaches to understanding the foundational principles of libertarianism, dominant historical differences in the evolution of libertarian thought, and some future challenges to liberty. Matt Zwolinski faculty page at USD: [https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/faculty/biography.php?profile_id=141](https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/faculty/biography.php?profile_id=141) Matt’s homepage: [https://mzwolinski.com/](https://mzwolinski.com/) John Tomasi, President of Heterodox Academy: [https://heterodoxacademy.org/authors/john-tomasi/](https://heterodoxacademy.org/authors/john-tomasi/) The Individualists at Amazon Books: [https://buff.ly/4gBhxdp](https://buff.ly/4gBhxdp)