I had once believed that, according to libertarian theory, the non-aggression principle (NAP) could be stated as follows: “It is illicit, and punishable as a crime, to initiate or threaten aggression against an innocent person.” When I did so, I placed threats and the actual initiation of violence against a law-abiding person (according to libertarian law) on the same plane. If it was improper to initiate violence against such a person, then it would also be illegal to threaten violence against him. Turning this around, I also maintained that if it was improper to threaten violence against an innocent person, … Continue reading Cut Trump Some Slack