Talk:Jeffrey Tucker

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Jeffrey Tucker is from Texas, which is of course in the US. This means that he ought not have a stub tag citing his entry as one detailing a "European writer." I just personally confirmed his place of origin with him via AIM about 2 minutes ago. Dick Clark 22:33, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I removed an assertion that Tucker is Roman Catholic. He is, without a doubt, Roman Catholic, but someone needs to find a source that indicates that this is a notable fact about him. I also removed him Cat:Palelibertarians because a) no source for the addition was provided, and b) he personally vehemently objects to being called such. While (b) is original research, I believe that (particularly with living subjects) those making positive claims bear the burden of citing sources that live up to WP:RS, and hence that point (a) is sufficient cause for the cat to be removed. I note the results of my own original research not for use as a direct source, but rather as an "off the record" sort of pointer to those who want to delve further and may need a bit of a push in the right direction. DickClarkMises 17:17, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paleolibertarian?

While he has never explicitly called himself a paleolibertarian, if you read through some of his archive at lewrockwell.com, he really sounds like he's ideologically closer to one than Lew Rockwell is now, or even 5 years ago.

It looks, sounds, and acts like a duck, folks.

12.65.132.210 (talk) 23:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Such a claim would require a reliable source. Coming to such a conclusion on our own would constitute a violation of WP:SYN. DickClarkMises (talk) 03:13, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Joseph Sobran's article classifies him as a paleolibertarian, but I'm not sure if he's ever went on record to call himself one. He's classified that way because he fits in the category. 12.64.216.4 (talk) 21:58, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, the source cited in that article doesn't support the claim either. It is a potentially controversial claim, and shouldn't be made in the encyclopedic voice without substantiation. What source would you cite as evidence that Tucker is a "paleolibertarian," rather than a plain ole "libertarian"? DickClarkMises (talk) 23:42, 6 February 2008 (UTC)