Education
Long received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Harvard University and his Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell University.
Long received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Harvard University and his Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell University.
He also serves as a senior scholar for the Ludwig von Mises Institute, an editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, director and president of the Molinari Institute, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society. Long was an editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies. He is an advocate of
"build worker solidarity.
On the one hand, this means formal organization, including unionization—but I"m not talking about the prevailing model of "business unions".. but real unions, the old-fashioned kind, committed to the working class and not just union members, and interested in worker autonomy, not government patronage."
Long has identified himself as a bleeding-heart libertarian and has contributed to the Bleeding Heart Libertarians weblog.
He edited the book Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Participant of a Free Country?. Long identifies as a peace activist and points out that a "consistent peace activist must be an anarchist." He describes market anarchism as "a peaceful, consensual alternative" to society with a state.
According to Long, he specializes in "Greek philosophy. Moral psychology; ethics. Philosophy of social science.
And political philosophy (with an emphasis on libertarian/anarchist theory)." Long supports what he calls "libertarian anarchy," but avoids describing this as "capitalism", a term he believes has inconsistent and confusing meanings.